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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA


ARNOLD COHN, On Behalf of 
Himself and All Others Similarly Situated,

                        Plaintiff,

    vs.

CRITICAL PATH, INC., et al.,

                        Defendants.
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No. C-01-0551-WHO

CLASS ACTION
 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
THE MOTION TO APPOINT
WILLIAM JAMES BELL, TRUSTEE;
THOMSON-CSF VENTURES;
ALEXANDER NEHRING AND
WESTGREEN HOLDINGS LLC AS
LEAD PLAINTIFFS PURSUANT 
TO SECTION 21D(a)(3)(B) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 AND APPROVING LEAD
PLAINTIFFS' CHOICE OF COUNSEL

Having considered Movants' Motion to Appoint William James Bell, Trustee; Thomson-CSF Ventures; Alexander Nehring and Westgreen Holdings LLC, as Lead Plaintiff Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to Approve Lead Plaintiff's Choice of Counsel (the "motion"), and good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS as follows:

1. The motion is GRANTED;

2. Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §78u-4(a)(3)(B), William James Bell, Trustee; Thomson-CSF Ventures; Alexander Nehring and Westgreen Holdings LLC are appointed as lead plaintiff for the class; and

3. Lead plaintiff's selection of counsel is approved. Pursuant to §21D(a)(3)(B)(v), the law firms of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP and Weiss & Yourman are appointed as co-lead counsel for the class.

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O R D E R

IT IS SO ORDERED.
 

DATED:        _________________
 

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THE HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ORRICK
 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Submitted by:

DATED: April 3, 2001

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
JEFFREY W. LAWRENCE
CHRISTOPHER P. SEEFER
EX KANO S. SAMS II

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JEFFREY W. LAWRENCE
 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: 415/288-4545
415/288-4534 (fax)

MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
WILLIAM S. LERACH
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-1058
619/231-7423 (fax)

WEISS & YOURMAN
JOSEPH H. WEISS
MOSHE BALSAM
551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10176
Telephone: 212/682-3025
212/682-3010 (fax)

WEISS & YOURMAN
JORDAN L. LURIE
LEIGH A. PARKER
10940 Wilshire Blvd.
24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: 310/208-2800
310/209-2348 (fax)
 

[Proposed] Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiff

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY FACSIMILE
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 interest in the within action; that declarant's business address is 100 Pine Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111.

2. That on April 3, 2001, declarant served by facsimile the [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING THE MOTION TO APPOINT WILLIAM JAMES BELL, TRUSTEE; THOMSON-CSF VENTURES; ALEXANDR NEHRING AND WESTGREEN HOLDINGS LLC AS LEAD PLAINTIFF PURSUANT TO SECTION 21D(A)(3)(B) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND TO APPROVE LEAD PLAINTIFF'S CHOICE OF COUNSEL to the parties listed on the attached Service List and this document was forwarded to the following designated Internet site at:

http://securities.milberg.com

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

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 3rd day of April, 2001, at San Francisco, California.
 

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SUSAN MILLER