U. S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:01-cv KDE

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1 US District Court Civil Docket as of 10/24/2002 Retrieved from the court on Thursday, June 08, 2006 U. S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:01-cv KDE Bay, et al v. Palmisano, et al Assigned to: Judge Kurt D Engelhardt Demand: $0 Lead case: 2:01-cv KDE Member cases: 2:01-cv KDE 2:01-cv KDE 2:01-cv KDE Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act Plaintiff Joanne Bay on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated Date Filed: 04/09/2001 Jury Demand: Plaintiff Nature of Suit: 850 Securities/Commodities Jurisdiction: Federal Question represented by John Gregory Odom Odom & DesRoches, LLP Poydras Center 650 Poydras St. Suite 2020 New Orleans, LA jodom@odrlaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY Charles F. Zimmer, II Odom & DesRoches, LLP Poydras Center 650 Poydras St. Suite 2020 New Orleans, LA czimmer@odrlaw.com Frederick W. Gerkens, III Wechsler, Harwood LLP 488 Madison Ave. Suite 801 New York, NY (212) Robert I. Harwood Wechsler, Harwood LLP 488 Madison Ave.

2 Suite 801 New York, NY (212) Stuart E. DesRoches Odom & DesRoches, LLP Poydras Center 650 Poydras St. Suite 2020 New Orleans, LA Thomas J. Harrison Wechsler, Harwood LLP 488 Madison Ave. Suite 801 New York, NY (212) V. Defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano, Sr represented by Paul R. Bessette Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Austin) 300 W. Sixth St. Suite 1900 Austin, TX pbessette@akingump.com LEAD ATTORNEY Blair C. Hedges Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 300 W. Sixth St. Suite 2100 Austin, TX Christopher H. McGrath Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP El Camino Real San Diego, CA

3 Daniel Edwin Buras, Jr. Daigle Fisse, PLC P. O. Box Highway 21 Covington, LA Jennifer R. Brannen Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Austin) 300 W. Sixth St. Suite 1900 Austin, TX Michael J. Biles Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 300 W. Sixth St. Suite 2100 Austin, TX Stewart Earl Niles, Jr. Niles, Salas, Bourque & Fontana, LC 909 Poydras St. 35th Floor New Orleans, LA Thomas K. Potter, III Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre Place St. Charles 201 St. Charles Ave. 50th Floor New Orleans, LA Fax: Defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano, Jr represented by Blair C. Hedges

4 Christopher H. McGrath Daniel Edwin Buras, Jr. Jennifer R. Brannen Michael J. Biles Paul R. Bessette Stewart Earl Niles, Jr. Thomas K. Potter, III Defendant Gasper Lazzara, Jr represented by Paul R. Bessette LEAD ATTORNEY Blair C. Hedges Christopher H. McGrath Daniel Edwin Buras, Jr. Jennifer R. Brannen Michael J. Biles

5 Stewart Earl Niles, Jr. Thomas K. Potter, III Defendant Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. represented by Paul R. Bessette LEAD ATTORNEY Blair C. Hedges Christopher H. McGrath Daniel Edwin Buras, Jr. Jennifer R. Brannen Michael J. Biles Stewart Earl Niles, Jr. Thomas K. Potter, III Date Filed # Docket Text 04/09/ COMPLAINT; 4 summons(es) issued (bwf) (Entered: 04/10/2001) 04/09/2001 Payment of filing fee by plaintiff Joanne Bay in amount of $ (bwf) (Entered: 04/10/2001) 05/09/ MINUTE ENTRY: Unless svc is made on dfts Bartholomew Palmisano, Sr., Bartholomew Palmisano, Jr., Gasper Lazzara, Jr. and Orthodontic Centers of America w/in 120 days of filing cmp or good cause shown in writing for failure to

6 do so, pla's claims agst these dfts will be dism; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 5/8/01 (rg) (Entered: 05/09/2001) 05/24/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr, defendant Orthodonic Ctr Amer for attorney Paul Bessette to appear pro hac vice and UNSIGNED ORDER. (rg) (Entered: 06/08/2001) 06/07/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F ORDER for attorney Paul R. Bessette to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/10/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/11/2001) 06/18/ Notice by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr, defendant Orthodonic Ctr Amer of related cases , , (rg) (Entered: 06/19/2001) 06/18/ Joint Motion by plas & dfts and ORDER consolidating case Joint Motion by plas & dfts and ORDER consolidating case 2:01-cv-949 with member cases 2:01-cv-1509, 2:01-cv-1510, 2:01-cv-949 with member cases 2:01-cv-1509, 2:01-cv-1510, 2:01- cv-1801 All entries are made on master docket sheet 2:01-cv-1801 All entries are made on master docket sheet w/notation as to which case the doc applies, as stated w/notation as to which case the doc applies, as stated herein. All out-of-state counsel may appear as co-counsel, herein. All out-of-state counsel may appear as co-counsel, as stated. The Court vacates all previously ordered as stated. The Court vacates all previously ordered scheduling conferences. Parties to proceed as stated in scheduling conferences. Parties to proceed as stated in this order. All status conferences are canceled ; by Judge this order. All status conferences are canceled ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/25/01 (REF: ALL G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/25/01 (REF: ALL CASES) CASES) (rg) (Entered: 06/27/2001) 06/19/ MOTION by the Kowsky Group for appointment of lead pla & approval of selection of co-lead counsel to be heard before Judge Porteous at 10:00 7/18/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/21/2001) 06/20/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F ORDER for attorney Blair C. Hedges to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/21/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/26/2001) 06/20/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F ORDER for attorney Michael J. Biles to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/21/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/26/2001) 06/20/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F ORDER for attorney Jennifer R. Brannen to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/21/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/26/2001) 06/20/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F ORDER for attorney Christopher H. McGrath to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G.

7 T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/21/01 (rg) (Entered: 06/26/2001) 06/22/ Motion by plaintiff Joanne Bay and ORDER for attorney Robert I. Harwood, Frederick W. Gerkens III, Thomas J. Harrison to appear pro hac vice ; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 6/27/01 (REF: ) (rg) (Entered: 06/29/2001) 07/10/ Memo in opposition by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr, defendant Orthodonic Ctr Amer to motion for appointment of lead pla & approval of selection of co-lead counsel [6-1] filed by the Kowsky group. (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 07/11/2001) 07/12/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that the Kowsky Group's motion for appointment of lead pla & approval of selection of co-lead counsel [6-1] is cont to 8/1/01 & the time period for filing a mtn for leave of Court to file a reply memo is cont; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 7/13/01 (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 07/16/2001) 07/27/ Motion by plaintiffs Joanne Bay, et al and ORDER for leave to file reply memo in support of plas' mtn to appoint the Kowsky Group as lead pla by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 7/31/01 (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 08/01/2001) 07/31/ Reply Memo by plaintiffs to dfts' opp response to pla's motion for appointment of lead pla & approval of selection of co-lead counsel [6-1] (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) Modified on 08/27/2001 (Entered: 08/01/2001) 08/14/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr and ORDER withdrawing attorney Daniel Edwin Buras Jr., attorney Thomas K. Potter III, attorney Stewart Earl Niles Jr. for Gasper Lazzara Jr, for Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, for Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 8/15/01 (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 08/21/2001) 08/15/ NOTICE/ORDER that case is set before Judge for call docket at 10:00 9/12/01 by Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (vld) (Entered: 08/16/2001) 08/28/ NOTICE of change of address by attorney Stuart Des Roches (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 08/30/2001) 11/14/ MINUTE ENTRY ( 11/9/01 ) Call Docket is set for 10:00 12/5/01; need ans from all dfts; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 11/14/2001) 12/06/ MINUTE ENTRY ( 12/5/01 ) Call Docket held 10:00 12/5/01; ORDERED: PASSED AS PER LAW CLERK; by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. (REF: ALL CASES) (rg) (Entered: 12/07/2001) 12/18/ ORDER & REASONS granting the Kowsky Group's mtn for appointment of lead pla & approval of selection of co-lead counsel [6-1] by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. Date Signed: 12/17/01 (REF: ALL CASES) (bc) Modified on 12/19/2001 (Entered: 12/19/2001) 12/19/ MINUTE ENTRY ( 12/19/01 ) ORDERED that Case reassigned to Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt by Judge G. T. Porteous Jr. (REF: ALL CASES) (bc) (Entered:

8 12/19/2001) 01/16/ MINUTE ENTRY ( 1/15/02 ) Unless svc is made on dfts Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, Gasper Lazzara Jr & Orthodontic Centers & filed into the record w/in 10 days or unless that time you show good cause in writing for having failed to do so, pla's claims agst the named dfts will be dismissed w/o further ntc pursuant to FRCP 4(m) by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt. (REF: all cases) (gw) Modified on 01/16/2002 (Entered: 01/16/2002) 01/17/ RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr on 5/9/01 and upon defendant Orthodonic Ctr Amer, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr & defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr on 5/8/01 (REF: ) (tbl) (Entered: 01/22/2002) 02/13/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that plas are granted until 2/22/02 within which to file a consolidated amended complaint. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 02/15/2002) 02/22/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that same are granted leave to file consolidated amended complaint. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 02/26/2002) 02/25/ PLAINTIFFS' CONSOLIDATED AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT [1-1]; 1 summons(es) issued (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 02/26/2002) 04/02/ WAIVER OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon W. Dennis Summers sent on 3/13/02 (REF: ) (tbl) (Entered: 04/03/2002) 04/03/ Motion by defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr, Orthodonic Ctr Amer and ORDER granting dfts until 4/25/02 to file their mtn to dismiss; the Court also grants dfts' re that the entire briefing schedule be ext by two weeks, making plas' opp to the mtn to dismiss due on 6/10/02 & dfts' reply due on 7/10/02. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt Date Signed: 4/12/02 (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 04/17/2002) 04/25/ MOTION by defendants to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint to be heard before Judge Engelhardt at 9:30 7/24/02 (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 04/25/2002) 05/31/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that plas are granted until 6/24/02 to file their opp to the dfts' mtn to dismiss; further ordered that dfts' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] presently set for 7/24/02 is continued until 9:30 8/21/02. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 06/06/2002) 06/24/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that plas' request for a ten page extension to the twenty-five page limit on plas' memo in opp to dfts' mtn to dismiss is granted. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 06/25/2002) 06/24/ Memo in opposition by lead plaintiffs to motion to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] filed by defendants (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 06/25/2002) 07/10/ Motion by defendant Orthodonic Ctr Amer, defendant Gasper Lazzara Jr, defendant

9 Bartholomew F Palmisano Jr, defendant Bartholomew F Palmisano Sr and ORDER that dfts' mtn for a ten-page extension limit is granted; dfts' may file their twentypage reply brief. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt Date Signed: 7/11/02 (REF: ) (tbl) (Entered: 07/11/2002) 07/24/ Reply memorandum by defendants to their motion to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 07/24/2002) 08/15/ Motion by plaintiffs and ORDER that the request for oral argument on defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] at 9:30 8/21/02 is granted. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 08/16/2002) 08/21/ SMOOTH MINUTES: Reported by O.J. Robert; motion of defendants to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] is ordered submitted. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) Modified on 08/22/2002 (Entered: 08/22/2002) 10/24/ ORDER AND REASONS: For the reasons stated herein, it is ordered that defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' consolidated amended class action complaint [31-1] is granted. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 10/25/2002) 10/24/ JUDGMENT: It is ordered that dfts' mtn to dismiss plas' consolidated amended class action cmp is granted, dismissing plas' consolidated amended class action cmp w/prej. by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt (CLOSED) (REF: ALL CASES) (tbl) (Entered: 10/25/2002) Note: Links in this docket are stored in the PACER system (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). PACER is a service of United States Judiciary. To view and retrieve the linked documents from PACER you must be a registered user. To register, fill out one of the registration forms available on the PACER site. The United States Congress has given the Judicial Conference of the United States, the judicial governing body of the U.S. Federal Courts, authority to impose user fees for electronic access to case information. For more information visit the PACER site at