U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:10-cv BAH. Parties and Attorneys

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1 Page 1 Docket updated on Bloomberg Law on May 10, :13:07 U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:10-cv BAH SIMON et al v. REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY et al Date Filed: Oct. 20, 2010 Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions Demand: $5,000,000 Assigned to: Judge Beryl A. Howell Cause: 28:1602 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Jurisdiction: Federal Question Jury demand: ROSALIE SIMON Parties and Attorneys RIFKIN, LIVINGSTON, LEVITAN, & SILVER 6305 Ivy Lane Suite 500 Greenbelt, MD (301) Fax: (301) cfax@rlls.com WEINSTEIN KITCHENOFF & ASHER LLC 1845 Walnut Street Suite 1100 Philadelphia, PA (215) Fax: (215)

2 HELEN HERMAN SIMON et al v. REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY et al, Docket No. 1:10-cv (D.D.C. Oct. 20, 2010), Court Docket (10/20/2010) ZELL & CO Herzog Street Jerusalem Israel Fax: LAW OFFICES OF PAUL G. GASTON 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 806 Washington, DC (202) Fax: (202) Page 2

3 CHARLOTTE WEISS HELENA WEKSBERG ROSE MILLER Page 3

4 TZVI ZELIKOVITCH MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR Page 4

5 ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN YITZHAK PRESSBURGER Page 5

6 ALEXANDER SPEISER ZE'EV TIBI RAM Page 6

7 VERA DEUTSCH DANOS ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER Individually, for themselves and for all others similarly situated Page 7

8 MOSHE PERELMAN Suite E East McKellips Tempe, AZ Defendant REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY Michael J. Lyle WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 1300 I Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC (202) michael.lyle@weil.com LEAD ATTORNEY Brian Keith Gibson WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY (212) Page 8

9 Defendant MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT. (MAV ZRT.) Fax: (212) Jeremy T. Grabill WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY (212) Fax: (212) Konrad Lee Cailteux WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY (212) Fax: (212) Michael J. Lyle LEAD ATTORNEY Brian Keith Gibson Jeremy T. Grabill Konrad Lee Cailteux Page 9

10 Defendant RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT. formerly known as:mav CARGO ZRT. Successor-in-interest to MAV CARGO ARUFUVAROZASI ZRT. a division of MAV Zrt. Docket Proceedings Req # Filed # Docket Text MANUALLY-COLLECTED COMPLAINT 1 Oct. 20, COMPLAINT against MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number ) filed by TZVI ZELIKOVITCH, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, HELENA WEKSBERG, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ROSALIE SIMON, MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 2 Oct. 20, 2010 SUMMONS Not Issued as to MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 3 Oct. 20, NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH. Case related to Case No (Case Located at the USDC for the Northern District of Illinois). (dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 4 Oct. 20, MOTION for Order Authorizing 's Counsel to Serve Foreign Defendants by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 5 Oct. 20, MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name-, :Firm- Weinstein Kitchenoff & Asher LLC, :Address Walnut Street, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phone No. - (215) Fax No. - (215) by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA Page 10

11 DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 6 Oct. 20, MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- L. Marc Zell, :Firm- Zell & Co., :Address- 21 Herzog Street, Jerusalem Israel. Phone No Fax No by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration L. Marc Zell, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 7 Oct. 21, 2010 Summons (3) Issued as to MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY. (dr) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 8 Oct. 21, ORDER: Pursuant to the requirement of F.C.P.R. 4(f)(1), 4(h)(2) and 4(j)(1),Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act, 28 U.S. C. 1608(1)(2) and the Article 3 of the Hague Convention, this Court hereby authorizes attorney Charles S. Fax to froward the request for service of the Complaint and summonses upon defendants THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT. and RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 10/21/10. (tb, ) (Entered: 10/21/2010) 9 Oct. 26, 2010 ORDER terminating as moot 3 Motion for Order authorizing plaintiffs to serve foreign defendants. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 10/21/2010. (lcjdb2) (Entered: 10/26/2010) 10 Oct. 26, 2010 MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 4 the motion for admission pro hac vice of and pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall enter the appearance of on behalf of plaintiffs. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 10/26/2010. (lcjdb2) (Entered: 10/26/2010) 11 Oct. 26, 2010 MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 5 the motion for admission pro hac vice of L. Marc Zell and Page 11

12 pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall enter the appearance of L. Marc Zell on behalf of plaintiffs. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 10/26/2010. (lcjdb2) (Entered: 10/26/2010) 12 Oct. 26, NOTICE OF FILING of MOTION to the Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation to Transfer and Consolidate related actions for pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(ks) (Entered: 10/26/2010) 13 Nov. 08, MOTION for Order for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, TZVI ZELIKOVITCH (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit A - Declaration of Charles Fax, Esq., # 3 Exhibit B - Declaration of Paul Gaston, Esq., # 4 Exhibit C - Declaration of David Weinstein, Esq., # 5 Exhibit D - Declaration of Marc Zell, Esq., # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 11/08/2010) 14 Nov. 15, ORDER: Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' 8 Motion for Order to appoint interim class counsel on behalf of the putative plaintiff class. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 11/15/10. (tb, ) (Entered: 11/15/2010) 15 Jan. 20, 2011 Case reassigned to U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell. Judge John D. Bates no longer assigned to the case. (gt, ) (Entered: 01/20/2011) 16 Feb. 03, ORDER denying 7 MOTION to the Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation to transfer and consolidate related actions for pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C by MAGDA KOPOLOVICH BAR-OR, VERA DEUTSCH DANOS, ZEHAVA (OLGA) FRIEDMAN, HELEN HERMAN, ROSE MILLER, YITZHAK PRESSBURGER, ZE'EV TIBI RAM, ELLA FEUERSTEIN SCHLANGER, ROSALIE SIMON, ALEXANDER SPEISER, CHARLOTTE WEISS, HELENA WEKSBERG, and TZVI ZELIKOVITCH signed by Chairman John G. Heyburn II, Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. (ztnr, ) (Entered: 02/07/2011) Page 12

13 17 Feb. 10, STANDING ORDER Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 2/10/2011. (lcbah2) (Entered: 02/10/2011) 18 Feb. 23, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT. served on 12/31/2010, answer due 1/21/2011 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proof of Service on Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt.)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 02/23/2011) 19 Mar. 07, NOTICE of Appearance by Michael J. Lyle on behalf of MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (Lyle, Michael) (Entered: 03/07/2011) 20 Mar. 07, MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Brian Keith Gibson, :Firm- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, :Address- 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Phone No Fax No by MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Lyle, Michael) (Entered: 03/07/2011) 21 Mar. 07, MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Konrad Lee Cailteux, :Firm- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, :Address- 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Phone No Fax No by MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Lyle, Michael) (Entered: 03/07/2011) 22 Mar. 08, 2011 MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting 14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Brian Keith Gibson; and granting 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Konrad Lee Cailteux. Counsel are admitted to appear pro hac vice in this matter on behalf of Defendants Republic of Hungary and Magyar Allamvasutak ZRT. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/8/2011. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/08/2011) 23 Mar. 09, MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jeremy T. Grabill, :Firm- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, :Address- 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY Phone No Fax No by MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Lyle, Michael) (Entered: 03/09/2011) 24 Mar. 09, STIPULATION (Joint) by ROSALIE SIMON. (Fax, Charles) (Entered: 03/09/2011) 25 Mar. 09, AFFIDAVIT FOR DEFAULT (Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt.) by ROSALIE SIMON. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 03/09/2011) 26 Mar. 10, Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to RAIL CARGO Page 13

14 HUNGARIA ZRT. (rdj) (Entered: 03/10/2011) 27 Mar. 10, 2011 MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting 16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Jeremy T. Grabill. Counsel is admitted to appear pro hac vice in this matter on behalf of Defendants Republic of Hungary and Magyar Allamvasutak ZRT. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/10/2011. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/10/2011) 28 Mar. 10, 2011 MINUTE ORDER (paperless) The Court adopts the parties' stipulated briefing schedule. s shall have until 3/11/2011 to file an amended complaint. Defendants Hungary and MAV shall have until 4/8/2011 to file a motion to dismiss. s' response to any motion to dismiss shall be filed by 5/6/2011. Defendants' reply shall be filed by 5/27/2011. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 3/10/2011. (lcbah2) (Entered: 03/10/2011) 29 Mar. 10, 2011 Set Deadlines: Amended Complaint due by 3/11/2011. Defendant's Motion to dismiss due by 4/8/2011. Response to Motion to Dismiss due by 5/6/2011. Reply to Motion to Dismiss due by 5/27/2011. (cp) (Entered: 03/10/2011) 30 Mar. 11, ENTERED IN ERROR...MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by ROSALIE SIMON (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - First Amended Complaint, # 2 Exhibit A to First Amended Complaint (DATA RELATED TO THE GHETTOIZATION AND DEPORTATION OF HUNGARIAN JEWRY), # 3 Exhibit B to First Amended Complaint (DEPORTATION TRAINS PASSING THROUGH KASSA IN 1944))(Fax, Charles) Modified on 3/11/2011 (rdj). (Entered: 03/11/2011) 31 Mar. 11, 2011 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: was entered in error and was correctly refiled by the Clerk's Office as docket entry 21. (rdj) (Entered: 03/11/2011) 32 Mar. 11, AMENDED COMPLAINT against MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., RAIL CARGO HUNGARIA ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY filed by ROSALIE SIMON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- (DATA RELATED TO THE GHETTOIZATION AND DEPORTATION OF HUNGARIAN JEWRY), # 2 Exhibit B -- (DEPORTATION TRAINS PASSING THROUGH KASSA IN 1944))(rdj) (Entered: 03/11/2011) 33 Apr. 08, MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Class Action Complaint by MAGYAR ALLAMVASUTAK ZRT., REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Laszlo Page 14

15 Nagy, # 3 Declaration of Meghan A. McCaffrey, # 4 Exhibit 1, # 5 Exhibit 2, # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(Lyle, Michael) (Entered: 04/08/2011) 34 May 04, Consent MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by ROSALIE SIMON (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 05/04/2011) 35 May 05, 2011 MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting 23 Consent Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. The plaintiffs' opposition memorandum may include up to fifty (50) pages of text. The defendants' reply memorandum may include up to thirty (30) pages of text. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on 5/5/2011. (lcbah2) (Entered: 05/05/2011) 36 May 06, Memorandum in opposition to re 22 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Class Action Complaint filed by ROSALIE SIMON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Memorandum (FCSC Decision), # 2 Declaration of Andras Hanak, # 3 Attachment 1 of Decl. of Andras Hanak, # 4 Attachment 2 of Decl. of Andras Hanak, # 5 Attachment 3 of Decl. of Andras Hanak, # 6 Attachment 4 of Decl. of Andras Hanak, # 7 Attachment 5 of Decl. of Andras Hanak, # 8 Declaration of Yaffa Dascal, # 9 Declaration of Menachem Beck, # 10 Declaration of Tzvi Zelikovitch, # 11 Text of Proposed Order)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 05/06/2011) 37 May 09, ERRATA by ROSALIE SIMON 24 Memorandum in Opposition,, filed by ROSALIE SIMON. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment - TOC & TOA)(Fax, Charles) (Entered: 05/09/2011) Page 15