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(source: http://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/files/2014/08/Elting-1.pdf)
Ms. Elting filed a petition for judicial dissolution of TransPerfect and appointment of a custodian or a receiver. Elting claimed that Shawe had engaged in collusion, issuing raises and bonuses in violation policy as well as issuing a directive to have the computer removed from the office of the company treasurer, causing a payroll crisis. Mr. Shawe continued "persistently and profanely harassing, abusing, threatening and intimidating" the company treasurer and other employees.
Elting sought, and obtained, a temporary restraining order barring Mr. Shawe from engaging in any activity relating to company payroll.
Mr. Shawe took swift counter-measures, claiming that Elting herself was in breach of her duties. He claims she had illegally paid her employees and was colluding to take control of the company.
Seeking further protection, Phillip Shawe also alleged that he was stabbed in the leg by Elting's high heel.
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Introduction:
Case: Tiffany Murray, a Bonners Ferry police officer, claims that the police department created a hostile work environment which resulted in sexual harassment. Officer Murray is claiming that the police department was aware of the intentional and/or gross negligence act by two other officers, SGT Lunde and Deputy Chief Joel Minor. She has brought to the attention of her superiors false allegations made by SGT Lunde regarding her faulty equipment and her reasons for working overtime. Officer Murray also made allegations of SGT Lunde looking through her hiring file and completing an internal affairs investigation on her, which is a violation of the Police Department’s policy. Officer Murray also made claims that when she complained to Deputy Chief Minor regarding SGT Lunde's behavior he allegedly stated he would protect her from SGT Lunde in exchange for sexual favors of a prurient and unwanted nature. This allegation alleges that Deputy Chief Minor engaged in unwanted sexual advances. Officer Murray is seeking $500,000 for the wrongful actions taken by the City and its employees.
Issue:
The issue in the case of the Bonners Ferry police officer and the alleged tort is whether or not a hostile work environment resulted in sexual harassment in the city police department. The court, in this situation, must determine if the alleged actions presented in the case are enough evidence to result in the claim of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a serious crime and could affect all of the parties in this case, including their jobs. In this case, School Resource Officer Tiffany Murray feels that here rights were violated and wants to seek and recover damages for those actions. The issue presented in the Bonners Ferry police officer case can be applied in a business managerial setting because all companies, as well as managers and employees, must abide by the rules set forth, not only by the company, but also by State and Federal laws not to participate in acts of sexual harassment.
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1. Elting v Shawe
2014 NY Slip Op 32126(U)
July 24, 2014
Sup Ct, New York County
Docket Number: 651423/2014
Judge: Melvin L. Schweitzer
Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY
Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various state
and local government websites. These include the New
York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service,
and the Bronx County Clerk's office.
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publication.
2. SUPREME COURT OF THE ST A TE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK : PART 45
------------------------------------------------------------------------x
ELIZABETH ELTING, on behalf of herself and
derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant
TRANSPERFECT GLOBAL, INC.,
Plaintiff,
-against-
PHILIP SHA WE,
Defendant,
and
TRANSPERFECT GLOBAL, INC., and
TRANSPERFECT TRANSLATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Nominal Defendants.
------------------------------------------------------------------------x
MELVIN L. SCHWEITZER, J.:
Index No. 651423/2014
DECISION AND ORDER
Motion Sequence No. 005
In this action, Elizabeth Elting (Ms. Elting) asserts various claims, both directly, and
derivatively on behalf of TransPerfect Global, Inc. (TPG), seeking removal of Philip Shawe
(Mr. Shawe) as a director and officer of TransPerfect Translations International, Inc. (TPI),
dissolution of TPI, and relief for breach of fiduciary duty. Defendant moves to dismiss the
amended complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211, on the grounds of.forum non conveniens, lack of
standing, and failure to state a claim.
Background
Structure of the Business Entity
Ms. Elting and Mr. Shawe are co-CEOs and the only directors of TPG, a Delaware
corporation, which provides international translation services. TPG is the parent holding
company of TPI. TPI is also an international translations services company, incorporated in
[* 1]
3. New York and headquartered in New York City. TPI, with its subsidiaries, has approximately
2,500 employees and $353 million in annual revenues. This amount constitutes 90% of the
revenues of TPG. Ms. Elting and Mr. Shawe are co-CEOs and the only directors ofTPI. TPI's
sist~r subsidiaries collectively have approximately 800 employees and $40 million in annual
revenues.
As part of a corporate restructuring in 2008, the then shareholders of TPI - Ms. Elting,
Mr. Shawe, and Mr. Shawe's mother, Shirley Shawe (a 1 percent shareholder) - transferred their
shares in TPI to TPG. As a result of the restructuring, TPG owns 100 percent of TPl's capital
stock, and Ms. Elting, Mr. Shawe, and Shirley Shawe own 50 percent, 49 percent, and 1 percent,
respectively, of TPG's capital stock.
Over the years, Mr. Shawe and Ms. Elting divided management responsibility for TPI
operations in accordance with their respective talents and skills. Ms. Elting leads the document
translation and interpretation services divisions, and Mr. Shawe leads the document website and
software localization, technology solutions and supplemental services divisions. There are also
shared divisions that relate to the general management of TPI, which they run jointly.
Allegations of Mr. Shawe's Misconduct
Ms. Elting alleges that Mr. Shawe in the recent past, and present, has engaged in erratic
and abusive behavior in the discharge of his management responsibilities, including:
• Secretly implementing raises and bonuses in violation of more than 20 years of
TPI policy requiring that Mr. Shawe and Ms. Elting jointly approve such action -
including issuing a directive to TPI's Chief Information Officer, Yu-Kai Ng
(Mr. Ng) to take the computer of Gale Boodram (Ms. Boodrarn), the employee
who handles payroll, "out of adp and kill her phones," causing a "payroll crisis"
at TPI;
2
[* 2]
4. • Refusing to agree to ADP Payroll Services' (ADP) subsequent requests for joint
instruction from Ms. Elting and Mr. Shawe regarding payroll, which exacerbated
the crisis, nearly causing TPI to miss payroll for its 2,250 domestic employees;
• Persistently and profanely harassing, abusing, threatening and intimidating
Ms. Boodram;
• Blocking emails from TPI's bank, payroll company, and accountants from
reaching TPI; and ·
• Violating Ms. Elting's direct instruction concerning the payment of her personal
income taxes, resulting in a double payment of her taxes.
Mr. Shawe eliminated Ms. Boodram's access to TPI's computer network on May 7, 2014, which
nearly prevented TPI from paying bonuses and commissions to hundreds of employees that were
about to be due and salaries to its domestic employees. This conduct persuaded Ms. Elting to
commence this action, and to obtain a TRO (issued by Justice Scarpulla) that prohibited
Mr. Shawe from: (i) interfering with TPI's payroll; (ii} changing or restricting access to TPI's
computer systems; and (iii) communicating with Ms. Boodram.
Ms. Elting alleges further misconduct by Mr. Shawe after issuance of the TRO, including
conduct that violates the TRO. Despite being restrained from interfering with payroll,
Mr. Shawe allegedly delayed a crucial approval to ADP to restore ordinary payroll procedures at
a time when ADP was threatening to stop payroll payments. This required Ms. Elting's counsel
to provide ADP with a copy of the TRO in order to facilitate the payroll payment process. In
addition, despite being restrained from communicating "directly or indirectly" with
Ms. Boodram and from disparaging her, Mr. Shawe included her on an incendiary email.
Mr. Shawe also sent over 200 emails to employees, including Ms. Elting, demanding raises for
employees who participated in Mr. Shawe's attempt to make unilateral changes to payroll, and
making misrepresentations that Ms. Elting's counsel was "bugging" TPI emails. She also
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5. alleges Mr. Shawe is endangering TPI's tax status by refusing to pay additional distributions
necessary to ensure the proportionality of tax payments. This refusal allegedly exposes both
Ms. Elting and Mr. Shawe to potentially ruinous tax liability.
Allegations of Ms. Elting' s Misconduct
Mr. Shawe's counter allegations are that Ms. Elting became increasingly hostile in early
2013, and demanded excessive distributions. Further, on a number of occasions, Ms. Elting has
refused to consider any acquisition opportunities. Mr. Shawe asserts that Ms. Elting was taking
actions designed to seize control of the banking and accounting functions of TPI, and to retaliate
against the back office employees who she deemed loyal to him. He alleges a pattern of
financial misconduct by Ms. Elting, including unauthorized distributions of TPI funds. One such
distribution was made in the amount of $21 million to pay for Ms. Elting' s personal taxes, at a
time when TPI needed the cash. At least $9 million of this distribution was transferred over
Mr. Shawe's explicit objection, and by coercing finance department employees.
Mr. Shawe alleges that in August 2013, despite his instructions, Ms. Boodram processed
payroll for his divisions, without including Fiona Asmah (Ms. Asmah), the employee Mr. Shawe
designated to handle payroll for his divisions. He also alleges that Ms. Boodram, with
Ms. Elting's authorization, paid herself a $25,000 bonus, directly contrary to a previous
agreement between the parties that no change would be made in her compensation without joint
consent. Mr. Shawe also alleges that Ms. Elting's personal housekeeper was carried on TPI's
books as an "executive assistant," and that Ms. Elting misappropriated TPG funds by causing
TPG to pay approximately $144,000 to the law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
for her personal account.
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6. In accordance with TPI's normal process, annual raises for the shared services group
were entered into the payroll system by the human resources group (HR). In March 2014,
however, Ms. Elting instructed both HR and Ms. Boodram to withhold raises for certain
employees reporting to Roy Trujillo (Mr. Trujillo) and Mr. Ng, both of whom she perceived as
loyal to Mr. Shawe, after which she left the country on a business trip to Asia. Upon discovering
this, Mr. Shawe unilaterally had the finance staff put through a supplemental payroll for
employees whose raises had been blocked by Ms. Elting. When Ms. Elting returned from Asia,
she reversed the supplemental payroll over Mr. Shawe's objection, and without any notice to
employees. In the face of complaints from employees, and the risks posed under New York
Labor Law, Ms. Elting reprocessed the raises except for those to Ms. Asmah and Mr. Ng.
Additionally, on March 8, 2014, Ms. Elting and Ms. Boodram locked out Mr. Ng from his
historical access to ADP.
Delaware Litigation
On May 22, 2014, Mr. Shawe commenced an action against Ms. Elting in Delaware,
asserting claims for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty and corporate waste. On
May 23, 2014, Ms. Elting filed a petition in Delaware seeking a decree of judicial dissolution of
TPG and appointment of a custodian or a receiver. The Delaware dissolution petition
incorporates by reference allegations in the amended complaint filed in this action.
Discussion ·
On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action, the court accepts all factual
allegations pleaded in plaintiffs complaint as true, and gives plaintiff the benefit of every
favorable inference. CPLR 3211 (a) (7); Sheila C. v Pavich, 11AD3d120 (1st Dept 2004). The
court must determine whether "from the [complaint's] four comers[,] 'factual allegations are
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7. discerned which taken together manifest any cause of action cognizable at law." Gorelik v
Mount Sinai Hosp. Ctr., 19 AD3d 319 (1st Dept 2005) (quoting Guggenheimer v Ginzburg,
43 NY2d 268, 275 (1997)). Vague and conclusory allegations are not sufficient to sustain a
cause of action. Fowler v American Lawyer Media, Inc., 306 AD2d 113 (1st Dept 2003).
Standing for Removal Claims
Defendant's motion to dismiss the first and second counts of the amended complaint,
seeking removal of Mr. Shawe as a director and officer of TPI, is granted because Ms. Elting
lacks standing to sue directly under BCL 706 ( d) or 716 ( c ). Only the Attorney General and the
holders of IO percent or more of a company's outstanding shares can assert causes of action
under these sections. A cause of action asserted by a person who does not own 10 percent or
more of the outstanding shares of the company in question must be dismissed. See Lee v
993-995 6 Ave. Corp., 199? WL 35141083 (Sup Ct, NY County Sept. 9, 1999, No. 602540/98);
Martin-Trigona v Capital Cities/ ABC, Inc., 145 Misc 2d 405 (Sup Ct, NY County 1989).
Although Ms. Elting previously owned shares of TPI, in 2008 she transferred those shares to
TPG in exchange for an equivalent proportion of the shares of TPG. As a result of that transfer,
Ms. Elting currently owns no shares ofTPI. Rather, TPG owns 100 percent of the outstanding
shares of TPI, while Ms. Elting owns 50 percent of the outstanding shares of TPG. Although
plaintiff asserts that she is entitled to bring suit as the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent
of TPI, the statute contains no reference to beneficial ownership. Nor does the case law cited
support thi~ contention.
Defendant's motion to dismiss the third and fourth counts of the amended complaint,
seeking removal of Mr. Shawe as a director and officer of TPI, is denied because Ms. Elting has
standing to sue derivatively under BCL 706 (d) and 716 (c). Because TPG owns 100 percent of
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8. TPI's stock, TPG has standing to assert claims under these sections to remove Mr. Shawe from
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his positions. As a 50 percent shareholder of TPG, Ms. Elting has the right to assert derivative
claims on its behalf. See Boulden vAlbiorix, Inc., C.A. No. 751-VCN, 2013 WL 396254, at *17
(Del Ch Jan. 31, 2013). Mr. Shawe essentially argues that derivative actions should be
prohibited under BCL 706 ( d) and 716 ( c ). There is no support for this proposition.
Standing for Dissolution Claim
Defendant's motion to dismiss the fifth count of the amended complaint, asserting a
derivative claim on behalf of TPG to dissolve TPI under BCL 1104 (a), is granted because
plaintiff lacks standing. Under the statute, a petition for dissolution may be asserted only by "the
holders of shares representing one-half of the votes of all outstanding shares entitled to vote in
an election of directors." BCL 1104 (a). Holders of more.(or less) than one-half of the votes of
all outstanding shares in a corporation cannot avail themselves of BCL 1104 (a). See Rust v
Turgeon, 295 AD2d 962, 963 (4th Dept 2002) (plaintiff lacked standing to assert a claim under
BCL 1104 (a) where he alleged, in effect, that he owned 100 percent of the shares of the
corporation in question). The statute is intended for situations in which there is 50/50 deadlock
between shareholders. See Thomas J. McNamara, The Law o,(Corporate Divorce, NYLJ,
Feb. 18, 2004, at 1, col 3) (describing deadlock under BCL 1104 as "intense personal hostility
between two 50150 shareholders"); 16 Fletcher Cyc. Corp. 7713 (explaining that a receiver is
properly appointed where there is such dissension ... between sets of shareholders owning equal
amounts of shares") (emphasis added). Here, as Ms. Elting admits, TPG (on whose behalf she
purports to sue) is "the sole owner and I 00 percent shareholder of' TPI. Thus, TPG has no right
to assert a claim for dissolution under BCL 1104 (a). See Rust, 295 AD2d at 963.
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9. Plaintiff cites Artigas as precedent for the proposition that under BCL 1104 (a), a
petitioner for dissolution can own more than a 50 percent interest in a company's voting shares.
Artigas v Renewal Arts Realty Corp., 22 AD3d 327 (1st Dept 2005) ("the petitioner must
represent at least one-half of the votes in case of deadlock"). Because the plaintiff in Artigas
owned no shares in the subject corporation, the court's remarks were dicta. Additionally,
plaintiffs interpretation of the statute is inconsistent with the terms ofBCL 1104 (a). Unlike
1104 (b ), which provides that "a petition may be presented by ... more than one-third of the
votes" (emphasis added), 1104 (a) does not contain any provision permitting holders of shares
representing more than 50 percent of the votes to bring a claim for dissolution.
BCL 1104 (a)-(b).
Forum Non Conveniens
Defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint on the grounds of forum non
conveniens is denied. CPLR 327 (a) provides that "[w]hen the court finds that in the interest of
substantial justice the action should be heard in another forum, the court, on the motion of any
party, may stay or dismiss the action in whole or in part on any conditions that may be just."
The burden is squarely on the defendant, and it is a "heavy burden [to] demonstrat[ e] that the
forum chosen by [the plaintiff] is an inappropriate one." Banco Ambrosiano, SP.A. v Artoc
Bank & Trust Ltd., 62 NY2d 65, 74 (1984); see also Rational Strategies, 2013 WL 3779731, at
*4; Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. v Banca Intesa SP.A., 26 AD3d 286, 287 (1st Dept 2006)
(noting defendant's "heavy burden" in aforum non conveniens analysis). At the same time,
New York "should not be under compulsion to add to their heavy burdens by accepting
jurisdiction of a cause of action having no substantial nexus with New York." Silver v Great
Am. Ins. Co., 29 NY2d 356, 361 (1972).
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10. The decision to dismiss onforum non conveniens grounds is discretionary. When
considering/arum non conveniens arguments, New York courts require a "substantial nexus" to
the state. See e.g. id. at 361; Islamic Republic of Iran v Pahlavi, 62 NY2d 4 74 (1984)
(dismissing case lacking substantial nexus to New York); Shin-Etsu Chem. Co. v 3033 ICICI
Bank Ltd., 9 AD3d 171 (1st Dept 2004) (same). To determine a "substantial nexus," New York
courts look at a number of factors, including "the burden on New York courts, the potential
hardship to the defendant, the availability of an alternative forum, the residency of both parties,
and the place of the transaction from which the cause of action arose." Rational Strategies, 2013
WL 3 779731, at *4 (citing Islamic Republic of Iran, 62 NY2d at 4 79).
All of the Rational Strategies factors militate in favor of maintaining this action. First,
"[t]here has been no showing that retention of the action would unduly burden the Commercial
Division, a specialized commercial court that has been successfully handling complex
commercial and corporate litigation since its inception in 1993." In re Topps Co. S'holder Litig.,
19 Misc 3d 1103(A), 2007 WL 5018882, at *6 (Sup Ct NY County 2007). New York, as a
preeminent commercial center, has a significant interest in adjudicating this dispute because of
TPI's hundreds of employees and significant revenue generated in New York. TPI is
headquartered in New York, the relevant events transpired within New York, and the parties
reside in New York. "New York has a special responsibility to protect its citizens from
questionable corporate acts when a corporation ... has substantial contacts with this State."
Broida v Bancroft, 103 AD2d 88, 92 (2d Dept 1984). Accordingly, it does not burden New York
courts to adjudicate this case. Further, Mr. Shawe has not demonstrated any hardship from
litigating in New York, nor is it a burden to litigate distinct claims in multiple states.
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11. Additionally, Delaware is not an available alternative forum because Ms. Elting's claim to
dissolve TPI, a New York corporation, cannot be heard in Delaware.
Because the court dismisses Ms. Elting's claim for dissolution due to lack of standing
under BCL 1104, the only pending dissolution claim is the claim in Delaware for dissolution of
TPG. Consequently, the court does not need to consider the risk of inconsistent outcomes
regarding dissolution in analyzing Mr. Shawe'sforum non conveniens argument. Furthermore,
this court rejects the contention that removal of Mr. Shawe from TPI would invite chaos with
respect to the management of TPG and its subsidiaries. If Mr. Shawe is removed from TPI and
still remains in his position at TPG, it is unlikely that his role in the parent company would have
any material effects on the management of TPI. Alternatively, if Mr. Shawe remains in his role
at TPI, and the Delaware court dissolves TPG, the dissolution is completely independent of
removal and does not directly contradict any decision of this court.
Mr. Shawe's sole remaining argument for dismissing this action on grounds of forum non
conveniens is that only Ms. Elting's dissolution claim in Delaware can provide her with full
relief. This argument fails because it is speculative. For example, if Ms. Elting deems her
ultimate relief to be removal of Mr. Shawe from TPI, she may at some point withdraw her TPG
dissolution claim. Defendant essentially argues that the dissolution claim in Delaware trumps
plaintiffs removal action in New York. The court will not speculate that dissolution of TPG is
Ms. Elting's ultimate relief.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Defendant's motion to dismiss the sixth count of the amended complaint, asserting a
breach of fiduciary duty, is denied. Mr. Shawe argues that a shareholder's exclusive avenue to
seek removal of a director of a corporation is pursuant to, and by operation of, state law,
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12. BCL 706, 716. See Application of Burkin, 1 NY2d 570, 574 (holding that a shareholder could
sue to remove a director only, under the predecessor to BCL 706); see also Robertson v Bullions,
11 NY 243, 252-54 (1854) (holding that the existence of an express statutory right to remove
officers "affords affirmative evidence, that independent of the statute, the power did not exist").
Ms. Elting does not cite any precedent to the contrary. Common law removal based on a breach
of fiduciary duty is not an available remedy.
However, the fiduciary duty claim is not dismissed merely because one of the requested
forms ofrelief, i.e. removal is unavailable. Regardless of whether Mr. Shawe's alleged breach
of fiduciary duty is a predicate for his removal as a director, damages remain an appropriate
form of relief for this claim. Accordingly, the sixth count of the amended complaint is not
dismissed.
Adequacy of Derivative Plaintiff
Defendant's motion to dismiss the derivative claims in the amended complaint on the
grounds that Ms. Elting is an inadequate derivative representative is denied. To be an
"adequate" representative, "the plaintiff in a derivative action must be qualified to serve in a
fiduciary capacity as a representative of a class, whose interest is dependent upon the
representative's adequate and fair prosecution." Youngman v Tahmoush, 457 A2d 376, 379
(Del Ch 1983). Courts "consider a variety of factors in determining the adequacy of a
representative plaintiff."
Those factors include:
economic antagonisms between representative and class; the
remedy sought by plaintiff in the derivative action; indications that
the named plaintiff was not the driving force behind the litigation;
plaintiffs unfamiliarity with the litigation or other litigation
pending between the plaintiff and defendants; the relative
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13. magnitude of plaintiffs personal interests as compared to his
interest in the derivative action itself; plaintiffs vindictiveness
toward the defendants, and, finally, the degree of support plaintiff
was receiving from the shareholders he purported to represent.
Youngman, 457 A2d at 379-80.
Here, there are no serious conflicts based on any of these factors. Defendant
unpersuasively argues that Ms. Elting is acting in furtherance of her own interest rather than
those of the other shareholders. Ms. El ting's economic interest is directly aligned with that of
the other shareholders of TPG, because maximizing TPG's value and profitability benefits all
shareholders. In this case, holding that Ms. Elting is an inadequate derivative representative is
tantamount to adopting a per se rule that a 50 percent shareholder, where there is only one other
involved shareholder, is never an adequate derivative representative. The court rejects this
notion.
Conclusion
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's first and second causes for lack
of standing of action is granted; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's third and fourth causes of
action for lack of standing is denied; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's fifth cause of action for lack of
standing is granted; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint on grounds of
forum non conveniens is denied; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's sixth cause of action is denied;
and it is further
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14. ORDERED that defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiffs derivative causes of action on
grounds that plaintiff cannot adequately and fairly represent TPG or the other shareholder is
denied; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant is directed to serve an answer to the complaint within 20 days
after service of a copy of this order with notice of entry; and it is further
ORDERED that counsel are directed to appear for a preliminary conference in
Room 218, 60 Centre Street, New York, NY, on September 25, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
Dated: July 24, 2014
. f!'ELVIN L. SCHWEffZER
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