Kux-Kardos v. Vimpelcom, Ltd. et al, No. 1:2015cv08672 - Document 31 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER re: (18 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 18 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 18 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff. MOTION to Appoint Counsel . MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Philip Tohme, Boris Lvov, Richard McColloch, (20 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Withdraw (12) MOTION to Consolidate Cases . MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff. MOTION to Approve Counsel . filed by Igor Melnikov, Max Nussbaumer, (8 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Appoint Westway Alliance Corp. to serve as lead plaintiff(s) filed by Westway Alliance Corp., (11 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Consolidate Cases 15-cv-09492 filed by Westway Alliance Corp., (15 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 15 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 15 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Appoint Counsel Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP. MOTION to Appoint Vimal K. Kocher and Dhirendra Prasad Sangal to serve as le ad plaintiff(s) . MOTION to Consolidate Cases 1:15-cv-08672-ALC and 1:15-cv-09492 filed by Vimal K. Kocher, Dhirendra Prasad Sangal, (12 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 12 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC, 12 in 1:15-cv-08672-ALC) MOTION to Cons olidate Cases . MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff. MOTION to Approve Counsel filed by Igor Melnikov, Max Nussbaumer: For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants the motions to consolidate Kux-Kardos v. VimpelCom, Ltd. et al, No. 15 Civ. 8672, and Westway Alliance Corp. v. VimpelCom, Ltd., et al, No. 15 Civ. 9492. The Court also grants Westway's motion for appointment as lead plaintiff and approves Gainey McKenna & Eggleston as lead counsel. The remaini ng motions are denied. This terminates ECF Nos. 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, and 20. The Court will schedule an initial pretrial conference for the consolidated action by separate order. (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 4/27/2016) (tn) Modified on 4/27/2016 (tn).