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[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification — In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Dkt. 559-1, S.D. Fla.)

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A [Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification in In re: January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation, Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA (Case No. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Damian, Document 559-1, 2 pages), in the Southern District of Florida, entered April 28, 2023. The order recites that Lead Plaintiff Blue Laine-Beveridge and the named Plaintiffs moved under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and (b)(3) and Local Rule 23.1(c) to certify a Class of all persons or entities with common stock in AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond, BlackBerry, Express, GameStop, Koss, Tootsie Roll or Nokia and trivago American Depositary Shares as of the close of trading on January 27, 2021, who sold between January 28, 2021 and February 4, 2021. The order would grant the motion, appoint the plaintiffs as Class Representatives and appoint The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. as Class Counsel.

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2023-04-28

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“[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 559-1).” Original at archive.org, dated 2023-04-28. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-04-28-court-pursuant-to-fed-r-ci-v-p-23-a-b-3-and-local-rule-23-1-c/, SHA-256 10a3f79556ec3a7a2a7e8b9b6d019d2894f0cd6cfa8bd060e98ac0fe53e826bf.

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Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 559-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/28/2023 Page 1 of 2




                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

                            CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Damian


     In re: JANUARY 2021 SHORT SQUEEZE
     TRADING LITIGATION                                 This Document Relates to: All Actions
                                                        Involving the Federal Securities Laws


                           [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
                              MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

           On April 28, 2023, Lead Plaintiff Blue Laine-Beveridge, named Plaintiffs Abraham

    Huacuja, Ava Bernard, Brendan Clarke, Brian Harbison, Cecilia Rivas, Doi Nguyen, Joseph

    Gurney, Marcel Poirier, Sandy Ng, Santiago Gil Bohórquez, and Thomas Cash (collectively,

    “Plaintiffs”) moved this Court, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(3) and Local Rule 23.1(c),

    for an order: (1) certifying the following Class:

           All persons or entities who held common stock in AMC Entertainment Holdings,
           Inc. (“AMC”), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (“BBBY”), BlackBerry Ltd. (“BB”),
           Express Inc. (“EXPR”), GameStop Corp. (“GME”), Koss Corp. (“KOSS”), Tootsie
           Roll Industries Inc. (“TR”), or American Depositary Shares of foreign-issuers
           Nokia Corp. (“NOK”) and trivago N.V. (“TRVG”) (collectively “the Affected
           Stocks”) as of the close of trading on January 27, 2021, and sold any such shares
           between January 28, 2021, and February 4, 2021 (“Class Period”). Excluded from
           the class are those who suffered no damages, Defendants, the officers and directors
           of Defendants, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives,
           heirs, successors or assigns and any entity in which Defendants or any excluded
           persons have or had a controlling interest;
    (2) appointing Abraham Huacuja, Ava Bernard, Blue Laine-Beveridge, Brendan Clarke, Brian
    Harbison, Cecilia Rivas, Doi Nguyen, Joseph Gurney, Marcel Poirier, Sandy Ng, Santiago Gil
    Bohórquez, and Thomas Cash as its Representatives, and (3) appointing The Rosen Law Firm,
    P.A. as its Counsel.
           Having considered the moving and opposing papers, the arguments of counsel and all other

    matters presented to this Court, and good cause appearing therefore:
Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 559-1 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/28/2023 Page 2 of 2




           IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED,

    and Plaintiffs Abraham Huacuja, Ava Bernard, Blue Laine-Beveridge, Brendan Clarke, Brian

    Harbison, Cecilia Rivas, Doi Nguyen, Joseph Gurney, Marcel Poirier, Sandy Ng, Santiago Gil

    Bohórquez, and Thomas Cash are appointed as Class Representatives, and The Rosen Law Firm,

    P.A. is appointed as Class Counsel.

    IT IS SO ORDERED.

           DATED this ______ day of _______ 2023.


                                                    The Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga
                                                    Chief United States District Judge




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