Stanford University Law School - Securities Class Action Clearinghouse

 

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-1058
    - and -
REED R. KATHREIN (139304)
ALISON M. TATTERSALL (149607)
DAVID R. STICKNEY (188574)
222 Kearny Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: 415/288-4545

DYER DONNELLY
ROBERT J. DYER III
KIP B. SHUMAN
JEFFREY A. BERENS
801 East 17th Avenue
Denver, CO 80218
Telephone: 303/861-3003

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD
& TOLL, P.L.L.C.
STEVEN J. TOLL
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: 206/521-0080

[Proposed] Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
 
 



UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA





MYRON GOLDSTEIN, On Behalf of     )     No. C-99-1927-CW
Himself and All Others Similarly  )
Situated,                         )    CLASS ACTION
                                  )
                    Plaintiff,    )
                                  )
    vs.                           )
                                  )
SECURE COMPUTING CORP., et al.,   )    DATE: September 10, 1999
                                  )    TIME: 10:00 a.m.
                    Defendants.   )    CTRM: The Honorable
__________________________________)          Claudia Wilken
 
 

DECLARATION OF ALISON M. TATTERSALL IN SUPPORT OF
THE GOLDSTEIN PLAINTIFFS GROUP'S (1) MOTION TO BE APPOINTED
LEAD PLAINTIFF PURSUANT TO SECTION 21D(a)(3)(B) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND FOR APPROVAL OF
LEAD PLAINTIFF'S CHOICE OF COUNSEL; AND (2) MOTION TO
CONSOLIDATE FOR ALL PURPOSES SIX RELATED ACTIONS
AGAINST SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION


I, ALISON M. TATTERSALL, declare:

1. I am a partner with the law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, counsel for plaintiffs in this action. I am duly admitted to practice in the State of California and before this Court. I make this Declaration in Support of the Goldstein Plaintiffs Group's (1) Motion to Be Appointed Lead Plaintiff Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and for Approval of Lead Plaintiff's Choice of Co-Lead Counsel; and (2) Motion to Consolidate for All Purposes Six Related Actions Against Secure Computing Corporation, and I have personal knowledge of the facts asserted herein.

2. Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following:

Exhibit A: Signed certifications of the Goldstein Plaintiffs Group;

Exhibit B: Chart of Movants' Purchases, Sales and Losses;

Exhibit C: PR Newswire, dated April 2, 1999;

Exhibit D: Six Related Complaints for Violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed against Secure Computing Corporation;

Exhibit E: In re Diamond Multimedia Sys., Inc., Sec. Litig., No. C-96-2644-SBA, Order Re Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel (N.D. Cal. Jan. 13, 1997); In re Vivus, Inc. Sec. Litig., Master File No. C 98 1026 SBA, Order Appointing Lead Plaintiff Pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Approval of Lead Plaintiff's Choice of Counsel (N.D. Cal. July 2, 1998); City Nominees Ltd., et al. v. Macromedia, Inc., et al., No. C-97-3521 SC, Order Re Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff (N.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 1998); In re Read-Rite Corp. Sec. Litig., No. C-97-20059 RMW, Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel (N.D. Cal. May 23, 1997); Malin v. IVAX Corp., et al., Case No. 96-1843-CIV-MORENO, Order Granting Malin/Ferretti/Pennsylvania Pension Fund Plaintiffs Group's Motion for Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs and Order Approving Lead Plaintiffs' Choice of Counsel (S.D. Fla. Nov. 1, 1996); Zuckerman, et al. v. Foxmeyer Health Corp., et al., No. 3:96-CV-2258-T, Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Motion and Granting Joint Motion for Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel (N.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 1997); Chan, et al. v. Orthologic Corp., et al., No. Civ. 96-1514 PHX RCB, Order (D. Ariz. Dec. 19, 1996); and Powers, et al. v. Eichen, et al., Civ. No. 96-1431-B(AJB), Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to be Appointed Lead Plaintiffs Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and for Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel (S.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 1996); and

Exhibit F: Firm résumés of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, Dyer Donnelly and Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. If called as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto. Executed this 1st day of June, 1999, at San Francisco, California.
 

___________________________________

ALISON M. TATTERSALL
 
 

DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL

PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT LOCAL RULE 23-2(c)(2)

I, the undersigned, declare:

1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of San Francisco, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interested in the within action; that declarant's business address is 222 Kearny Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, California 94108.

2. That on June 1, 1999, declarant served the DECLARATION OF ALISON M. TATTERSALL IN SUPPORT OF THE GOLDSTEIN PLAINTIFFS GROUP'S (1) MOTION TO BE APPOINTED LEAD PLAINTIFF PURSUANT TO SECTION 21D(a)(3)(B) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND FOR APPROVAL OF LEAD PLAINTIFF'S CHOICE OF COUNSEL; AND (2) MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE FOR ALL PURPOSES SIX RELATED ACTIONS AGAINST SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States mailbox at San Francisco, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List and that this document was forwarded to the following designated Internet site at:

http://securities.milberg.com

3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and the places so addressed.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 1st day of June, 1999, at San Francisco, California.
 

______________________________

DEBORAH R. DASH