US District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven) 3:97cv1642. Leventhal, et al v. Tow, et al

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1 US District Court Civil Docket as of 02/03/2003 Retrieved from the court on Thursday, July 15, 2004 US District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven) 3:97cv1642 Leventhal, et al v. Tow, et al Date Filed: 08/14/1997 Assigned To: Judge Dominic J Squatrito Referred To: Nature of suit: Securities (850) Cause: Securities Exchange Act Lead Docket: None Other Docket: None Jurisdiction: Federal Question Litigants David Leventhal, OBO Himself & All Others Similarly Situated PLAINTIFF Class Code: CLOSED Closed: Yes Statute: 15:78m(a) Jury Demand: Plaintiff Demand Amount: $0 Attorneys Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY David A Slossberg Dslossberg@hss-Law.com Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510

2 Fax: J Daniel Sagarin Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY Jack Fishbaum, OBO Himself & All Others Similarly Situated PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY David A Slossberg Dslossberg@hss-Law.com Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT Fax:

3 George Zimmerman J Daniel Sagarin Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY David Stark PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT Fax: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin

4 Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY Waltzer Diamond FLP PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT Fax: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016

5 David Wampole PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT Fax: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY Hobson Dewey Beeman PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY Elias A Alexiades

6 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT Fax: J Daniel Sagarin Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY v. Leonard Tow DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP

7 Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Livingston E Ross DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis

8 Robert J Desantis DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Michael James Love DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard

9 Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Citizens Utilities Co DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP

10 Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Daryl Ferguson DEFENDANT George Zimmerman Cheryl Washington MOVANT Date # Proceeding Text 08/14/ COMPLAINT with Class Action allegation Filing Fee $ Receipt # (Barrille, J.) Modified on 08/14/1997 (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/ SUMMONS(ES) issued for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/ ORDER on Pretrial Deadlines handed to counsel. Discovery cutoff 2/13/98 ; Dispositive Motions due 3/15/98 Amended Pleadings due 10/14/97 Motions to Dismiss due 11/14/97 (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- J. Daniel Sagarin (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- David A. Slossberg (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/26/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Elias A. Alexiades (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/26/1997) 08/27/ SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/19/97 as to Livingston E. Ross, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/27/1997) 08/27/ SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/20/97 as to Robert J. Desantis (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/27/1997) 08/27/ SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/20/97 as to Leonard Tow (Wood, R.) (Entered: 09/04/1997) 09/09/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James

11 Love, Citizens Utilities to Extend Time for 60 days to respond to the complaint (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/09/1997) 09/09/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities -- James F. Stapleton, Jonathan B. Tropp (Wood, R.) (Entered: 09/11/1997) 09/29/ ENDORSEMENT granting [9-1] motion to Extend Time until 11/15/97 to respond to the complaint ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/29/1997) 10/14/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum to Extend Time for 30 days on the standing order deadlines (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/14/1997) 10/14/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum for appointment as lead plaintiff, for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel (Brief Due 11/4/97 ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/14/1997) 10/14/ MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum in support of [12-1] motion for appointment as lead plaintiff, [12-2] motion for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/14/1997) 10/14/ AFFIDAVIT of Steven Schulman by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum Re [12-1] motion for appointment as lead plaintiff, [12-2] motion for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/14/1997) 10/30/ STIPULATION to proposed scheduling order by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/30/1997) 12/11/ ENDORSEMENT granting [12-1] motion for appointment as lead plaintiff, granting [12-2] motion for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/11/1997) 12/12/ ENDORSEMENT denying as moot [15-1] stipulation, see order dated 12/11/97 ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/12/1997) 12/12/ ENDORSEMENT denying as moot [11-1] motion to Extend Time for 30 days on the standing order deadlines ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/12/1997) 12/12/ ORDER, re: proposed case management plan ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/12/1997) 12/24/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/24/1997) 12/29/ ENDORSEMENT denying without prejudice [17-1] motion for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/29/1997) 01/06/ Status Conference set for 4:00 1/8/98 ( DJS) (Glynn, T.) (Entered: 01/06/1998) 01/07/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum for Charles Hellman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/ AFFIDAVIT of Charles Hellman by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum Re [18-1]

12 motion for Charles Hellman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum for Keith M. Fleischman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/ AFFIDAVIT of Keith M. Fleischman by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum Re [20-1] motion for Keith M. Fleischman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/08/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities -- Shoshanah Victoria Asnis (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/08/1998) 01/08/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/08/1998) 01/08/ AFFIDAVIT of George Zimmerman by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities Re [23-1] motion for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/08/1998) 01/08/ ENDORSEMENT granting [18-1] motion for Charles Hellman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/09/1998) 01/08/ ENDORSEMENT granting [20-1] motion for Keith M. Fleischman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/09/1998) 01/08/ Status Conference held ( DJS) (Glynn, T.) (Entered: 01/12/1998) 01/12/ ORDER, re: status conference held 1/8/98 ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/12/1998) 01/13/ ENDORSEMENT denying without prejudice [23-1] motion for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/13/1998) 01/14/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (D'Onofrio, B.) (Entered: 01/14/1998) 01/14/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum to Extend Time to 2/9/98 to file amended complaint (D'Onofrio, B.) (Entered: 01/14/1998) 01/15/ ENDORSEMENT granting [27-1] motion for George Zimmerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/16/1998) 01/28/ ENDORSEMENT granting [28-1] motion to Extend Time to 2/9/98 to file amended complaint ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/28/1998) 01/28/ ORDER, re: pretrial proceedings see order document #29 ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/28/1998) 01/29/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Keith M. Fleischman (Wood, R.) (Entered: 01/29/1998) 02/09/ AMENDED COMPLAINT by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum adding Daryl Ferguson, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP,, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman amending [1-1] complaint; jury demand (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/11/1998)

13 02/10/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Charles S. Hellman (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 02/10/1998) 02/10/ APPEARANCE of Attorney for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities -- George A. Zimmerman (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 02/10/1998) 02/25/ SUMMONS Returned Executed on 2/19/98 as to Daryl Ferguson (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 02/26/1998) 03/27/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson to Dismiss (Brief Due 4/17/98 ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 03/30/1998) 03/27/ MEMORANDUM by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson in support of [35-1] motion to Dismiss (Blue,A.) (Entered: 03/30/1998) 03/27/ AFFIDAVIT of Shoshanah V. Asnis by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson Re [35-1] motion to Dismiss by defendants (Blue,A.) (Entered: 03/30/1998) 04/27/ MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman in opposition to [35-1] motion to Dismiss by defendants (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/28/1998) 04/27/ Appendix by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman to [35-1] motion to Dismiss by defendants (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/28/1998) 05/18/ MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson for Leave to File Oversize Brief in opposition to motion to dismiss (Blue,A.) (Entered: 05/18/1998) 06/01/ SURREPLY by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman to response to [35-1] motion to Dismiss (Blue,A.) (Entered: 06/02/1998) 06/05/ ENDORSEMENT granting [40-1] motion for Leave to File Oversize Brief in opposition to motion to dismiss ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 06/05/1998) 06/05/ REPLY by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson to response to [35-1] motion to Dismiss (Blue,A.) (Entered: 06/05/1998) 03/31/ MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [35-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) 26 Pages (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/05/1999) 03/31/ JUDGMENT for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson against David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman ( signed by Clerk ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/05/1999) 03/31/ Case closed (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/05/1999) 04/12/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman to Extend Time until 4/28/99 to file a motion for

14 reconsideration (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/13/1999) 04/13/ ENDORSEMENT granting [45-1] motion to Extend Time until 4/28/99 to file a motion for reconsideration ( signed by Judge Alvin W. Thompson ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/13/1999) 04/29/ NOTICE OF APPEAL of [44-1] judgment order by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman FILING FEE $ RECEIPT # Certified Copy of Appeal and Docket mailed to USCA (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 04/30/1999) 06/03/ Scheduling Order from USCA regarding [46-1] appeal by Hobson Dewey Beeman, David Wampole, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Stark, Jack Fishbaum, David Leventhal USCA Number: (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/08/1999) 08/03/ INDEX to Record on Appeal mailed to USCA: [46-1] appeal by Hobson Dewey Beeman, David Wampole, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Stark, Jack Fishbaum, David Leventhal (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 08/03/1999) 08/13/ USCA Case Number Re: [46-1] appeal by Hobson Dewey Beeman, David Wampole, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Stark, Jack Fishbaum, David Leventhal USCA NUMBER: (Former Employee) (Entered: 08/17/1999) 12/15/ MANDATE OF USCA (certified copy) dated 12/8/99 withdrawing [46-1] appeal ( Karen Greve Milton) (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1999) 09/11/ STIPULATION re: Agreement of Settlement by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities, Daryl Ferguson, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/11/2000) 11/06/ PRELIMINARY ORDER in Connection with Settlement Proceedings ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 11/06/2000) 01/24/ MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum in support of [49-1] stipulation re: approval of settlement (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/24/ MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum in support of [49-1] stipulation re: attorneys' fees (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/24/ AFFIDAVIT of Keith Fleischman & Mark Levine by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum Re [49-1] stipulation re: attorneys fees & approval of settlement by plaintiffs, defendant, (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/24/ AFFIDAVIT of Cheryl Washington by Cheryl Washington Re [49-1] stipulation by plaintiffs, defendant, (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/25/ Exhibits by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum to [52-1] support memorandum & [51-1] support memorandum re: [49-1] stipulation by plaintiffs, defendant, (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/31/ ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT re: stipulation and agreement settlement ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/01/2001) 02/01/ Settlement hearing held ( DJS) Reporter: Susan Lamoureux (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/01/2001) 09/11/ MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP,

15 David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds (Brief Due 10/2/02 ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/12/2002) 09/11/ AFFIDAVIT of Keith M. Gleischman by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman Re [58-1] motion for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds by plaintiffs (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/12/2002) 09/11/ AFFIDAVIT of Louise Nash by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman Re [58-1] motion for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds by plaintiffs (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/12/2002) 09/11/ AFFIDAVIT of D. Lee Janvrin by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman Re [58-1] motion for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds by plaintiffs (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/12/2002) 02/03/ ENDORSEMENT granting [58-1] motion for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/03/2003) 02/03/ ORDER re: Distributionof Class Settlement Fund ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/03/2003)