Karam v. PepGen Inc.

mad · 1:25-cv-12007

Case name: Karam v. PepGen Inc.
Case name (short): Karam
Filed: 2025-07-16
Terminated: 2025-11-18
Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities
Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Jurisdiction type: Federal Question
Assigned to: Allison D. Burroughs

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Parties

Party	Role / type	Attorneys
Linda Hoffman	Movant
Paul McHale	Movant
Noel Donnelly	Defendant	, , , , , , , ,
James McArthur	Defendant	, , , , , , , ,
PepGen Inc.	Defendant	, , , , , , , ,
Johnny Karam	Plaintiff	, , , , , , , , , ,

Docket entries showing 20 of https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/docket-entries/?count=on&docket=70808341&page_size=40

#41 · 2025-10-08

NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

#39 · 2025-10-01

Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Allison D. Burroughs: Status Conference held on 10/1/2025. Colloquy re: schedule. Court will adopt the schedule the parties proposed. (Court Reporter: Kelly Mortellite at [email protected].)(Attorneys present: Ferrogari, Szydlo, Hines) (KF) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

#38 · 2025-09-25

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Scheduling Conference set for 10/1/2025 09:30 AM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Judge Allison D. Burroughs. (KF) (Entered: 09/25/2025)

#37 · 2025-09-25

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 35 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Dean P. Ferrogari. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3, local counse

#36 · 2025-09-25

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 34 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Brenda Szydlo. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3, local counsel sh

#32 · 2025-09-10

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Johnny Karam’s (“Karam”) unopposed Motion for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Lead Counsel, [ECF No. 23 ], is GRANTED. Karam has satisfied the notice provisions for the appointment of lead plaintiff, as set forth in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“PSLRA”). 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(A). On June 9, 2025, within 20 days of filing the Complaint, [ECF No. 1 ], counsel for Karam published a notice in ACCESS Newswire that announced the filing of the action, described the action, and advised PepGen stockholders that they

#30 · 2025-08-25

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered withdrawing 17 Motion to Appoint Counsel. (KF) (Entered: 08/25/2025)

#27 · 2025-08-22

Withdrawal of motion: 17 MOTION to Appoint Counsel and Appoint Lead Plaintiff filed by Paul McHale.. (Baker, Joshua) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

#11 · 2025-07-16

Notice: Counsel who filed an appearance in this case prior to its transfer must refer to Local Rule 83.5.3(h) Practice by Persons Not Members of the Bar on how to proceed as an attorney in this court. General Information for Attorneys can be found here. (Danieli, Chris) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

#10 · 2025-07-16

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley. (Danieli, Chris) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

#- · 2025-07-15

STIPULATION and ORDER to Transfer Venue to the USDC for the District of Massachusetts pursuant to 28 USC sec. 1404(A). Case transferred to District of USDC for the District of Massachusetts. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. ALL FILINGS ARE TO BE MADE IN THE TRANSFER COURT, DO NOT DOCKET TO THIS CASE. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy on 7/15/2025) Must see Order for further details. (SG)

#8 · 2025-07-10

STIPULATION And [Proposed] Order To Transfer Venue To The United States District Court For The District Of Massachusetts Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(A) by Noel Donnelly, James McArthur, PepGen Inc. (Griffin, Michael) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

#7 · 2025-07-10

Corporate Disclosure Statement by PepGen Inc. identifying Corporate Parent No Parent Corporation, no publicly-held corporation owns ten percent or more of it's common stock for PepGen Inc.. (Griffin, Michael) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

#6 · 2025-07-10

NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Charles Griffin on behalf of Noel Donnelly, James McArthur, PepGen Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Griffin, Michael) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

#5 · 2025-06-12

NOTICE of Appearance by James Michael LoPiano on behalf of Johnny Karam (aty to be noticed) (LoPiano, James) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

#4 · 2025-06-12

NOTICE of Appearance by J. Alexander Hood on behalf of Johnny Karam (aty to be noticed) (Hood, J. Alexander) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

#3 · 2025-06-10

Summons Issued as to Noel Donnelly, James McArthur, PepGen Inc.. (KD) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

#2 · 2025-06-10

Clerks Notice Re: Consent. A magistrate judge has been assigned as the presiding judge in this case as part of a Pilot Program, governed by EDNY Administrative Order 2023-23. In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent, the assigned Magistrate Judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to this Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically on

#- · 2025-06-10

Case Assigned to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (KD)

#42 · 2025-11-18

STIPULATION of Dismissal by Johnny Karam. (Finestone, Emily) (Entered: 11/18/2025)