U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:97-cv AC

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1 US District Court Civil Docket as of 02/01/2005 Retrieved from the court on Monday, August 08, 2005 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:97-cv AC Clark, et al v. Natl TechTeam Inc, et al Assigned to: Honorable Avern Cohn Demand: $0 Robert Clark Date Filed: 08/28/1997 Jury Demand: Nature of Suit: 850 Securities/Commodities Jurisdiction: Federal Question represented by E. Powell Miller Miller Shea (Rochester) 950 W. University Drive Suite 300 Rochester, MI Lionel Z. Glancy 1801 Avenue of the Stars Suite 308 Los Angeles, CA Fax: Peter A. Binkow 1801 Avenue of the Stars Suite 308 Los Angeles, CA Fax: Dewayne Adamson represented by Marian P. Rosner Wolf, Popper, 845 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022

2 Fax: Patrick E. Cafferty Miller, Faucher, 101 N. Main Street Suite 885 Ann Arbor, MI Thomas R. Behm Gruel, Mills, 50 Monroe Place Suite 700 West Grand Rapids, MI Nancy C. Cole represented by Bruce E. Gerstein Garwin, Bronzaft, 1501 Broadway Suite 1416 New York, NY Fax: Elwood S. Simon Elwood S. Simon Assoc. 355 S. Woodward Avenue Suite 350 Birmingham, MI Fax: John P. Zuccarini Elwood S. Simon Assoc. 355 S. Woodward Avenue

3 Suite 350 Birmingham, MI Michael G. Wassmann Elwood S. Simon Assoc. 355 S. Woodward Avenue Suite 250 Birmingham, MI Simon Sinnreich represented by Ronald J. Clark Mika, Meyers, 900 Monroe Avenue, N.W. Grand Rapids, MI Fax: Edward Albert John Annasenz Robert Avedisian John Baxter Jeff Beeler

4 Daniel Blutstein Patricia Brumlow Warren Brumlow Rob Fridenberg Robert Garanaglia Jeffrey Goodis Michael Goy Leonard Grucz Timothy Morales James Pratt Ronald Sexton James Thompson Robert Westfall

5 Carol Wisenmiller V. Defendant National TechTeam, Incorporated represented by James P. Murphy Berry Moorman 535 Griswold Suite 1900 Detroit, MI Robert A. Hudson Berry, Moorman, 535 Griswold Suite 1900 Detroit, MI Fax: Defendant William F. Coyro, Jr. represented by James P. Murphy (See above for address) TERMINATED: 01/22/1999 John B. Alfs 101 W. Big Beaver Road 10th Floor Troy, MI Fax: Robert A. Hudson (See above for address) TERMINATED: 01/22/1999

6 Defendant Lawrence A. Mills represented by James P. Murphy (See above for address) TERMINATED: 01/22/1999 John B. Alfs (See above for address) Robert A. Hudson (See above for address) TERMINATED: 01/22/1999 Defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand represented by Raymond W. Henney Honigman, Miller, (Detroit) 660 Woodward Avenue Suite 2290 Detroit, MI Richard W. Paige Honigman, Miller, (Detroit) 660 Woodward Avenue Suite 2290 Detroit, MI Date Filed # Docket Text 08/28/ COMPLAINT with jury demand and attachment - Receipt # Date Fee Received: 08/28/97 (JP) (Entered: 09/03/1997)

7 09/03/ NOTICES of non-admission of attorneys Michael Goldberg, Peter A. Binkow and Ken Catanzarite (JP) (Entered: 09/03/1997) 09/09/ ORDER reassigning and transferring case from Judge Barbara K. Hackett in Ann Arbor 5:97-cv to Judge Avern Cohn in Detroit 2:97-cv (sh) (Entered: 09/11/1997) 09/11/ NOTICE of casre reassigned and transfer to Detroit (sh) (Entered: 09/11/1997) 09/29/ APPEARANCE for defendants Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., Lawrence A. Mills of attorney Robert A. Hudson, James P. Murphy, with proof of mailing (sh) (Entered: 10/02/1997) 10/27/ MOTION by plaintiff for appointment as lead plaintiffs and for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel, liason counsel and plaintiffs' counsel Executive Committee with memorandum, notice of hearing, exhibits, declaration of Mark L. Newman, and proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 10/28/1997) 11/19/ NOTICE by the Court of status conference with proof of mailing (ew) (Entered: 11/25/1997) 11/26/ RESPONSE by plaintiff Robert Clark to motion for appointment as lead plaintiffs and for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel, liason counsel and plaintiffs' counsel Executive Committee by Robert Clark [6-1] with attachment and proof of mailing (ew) (Entered: 12/01/1997) 12/05/1997 NOTICE by the court of rescheduled status conference (See document #7 for pleading) (ld) Modified on 12/10/1997 (Entered: 12/10/1997) 01/12/ SUPPLEMENTAL brief by plaintiff Robert Clark motion for appointment as lead plaintiffs and for approval of movants' selection of lead counsel, liason counsel and plaintiffs' counsel Executive Committee by Robert Clark [6-1] with exhibits and proof of mailing (bk) (Entered: 01/13/1998) 01/22/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn, consolidating cases 97-CV-74537DT, 97-CV DT, and 97-CV-75647DT with lead case 97-CV-74587DT (PP) (Entered: 01/23/1998) 01/22/ NOTICE by Judge Cohn's chambers of continued status conference (PP) (Entered: 01/23/1998) 02/23/ PRETRIAL order #1 by Judge Avern Cohn (lh) (Entered: 02/24/1998) 02/23/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn consolidating cases , and with Master Docket (lh) (Entered: 03/03/1998) 02/27/ CORRECTED final pretrial order by Judge Avern Cohn (PP) (Entered: 03/02/1998) 04/08/1998 NOTICE by plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv-74537, plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv of change of attorney's firm name (lt) (Entered: 04/10/1998) 04/13/ CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT with jury demand (bk) (Entered: 04/16/1998)

8 04/13/ PROOF of mailing of a copy of consolidated class action complaint (ls) (Entered: 04/16/1998) 04/14/ PROOF of mailing of Consolidated Class Action Complaint upon all parties of record (bk) (Entered: 04/16/1998) 05/07/ NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv of attorneys Raymond W Henney and Richard W Paige with proof of mailing (lh) Modified on 05/18/1998 (Entered: 05/18/1998) 05/18/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn with stipulation, extending time to answer complaint [14-1] in 2:97-cv-74587, [1-1] in 2:97-cv-74537, [0-1] in 2:97-cv-75407, [0-1] in 2:97-cv or otherwise plead (ew) (Entered: 05/21/1998) 07/06/ EXPARTE motion by defendants' Lawrence A. Mills, William F. Coyro Jr., Natl TechTeam Inc in 2:97-cv to file brief in excess of 20 pages (PP) (Entered: 07/07/1998) 07/06/ EX PARTE order by Judge John Corbett O'Meara granting motion to file brief in excess of 20 pages by Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., Lawrence A. Mills [19-1] (PP) (Entered: 07/07/1998) 07/06/ MOTION by defendants' Lawrence A. Mills, William F. Coyro Jr. Natl TechTeam Inc in 2:97-cv to dismiss with brief, and proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 07/07/1998) 07/06/ MOTION by defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv to dismiss with brief, attachments A-D, and proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 07/07/1998) 07/07/ APPENDIX of exhibits A-L by defendants' Lawrence A. Mills, William F. Coyro Jr., Natl TechTeam Inc in 2:97-cv to brief in support of motion to dismiss by Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., Lawrence A. Mills [21-1] (PP) (Entered: 07/08/1998) 08/21/ MOTION and order by Judge Avern Cohn, allowing plaintiffs' to exceed page limitation and file brief in opposition to defendants National Techteam, Inc.'s, William F. Coyro, Jr.'s, and Lawrence A. Mills' motion to dismiss in excess of 20 pages (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/21/ BRIEF in opposition by plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv-74587, plaintiff Robert Clark in 2:97-cv to motion to dismiss by Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., A. Mills [21-1] (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/21/ BRIEF in opposition by plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv-74587, plaintiff Robert Clark in 2:97-cv to motion to dismiss by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [22-1] (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/21/ APPENDIX by plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv-74587, plaintiff Robert Clark in 2:97-cv to motion response by Robert Clark, Dewayne Adamson [25-1] (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/21/ PROOF of mailing by plaintiff Dewayne Adamson in 2:97-cv-74587, plaintiff Robert Clark in 2:97-cv of [25-1], [26-1]. (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/24/1998 MOTION hearing not held on motion for appointment as lead plaintiffs and for

9 approval of movants' selection of lead counsel, liason counsel and plaintiffs' counsel Executive Committee by Robert Clark [6-1] - Judge Avern Cohn (jc) (Entered: 08/24/1998) 08/25/ PROOF of mailing by plaintiffs' in 2:97-cv of motion regarding page length of responsive brief, ex parte order regarding page length of responsive brief. (PP) (Entered: 08/26/1998) 08/26/ NOTICE by defendants' in 2:97-cv of hearing on motion to dismiss by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [22-1], motion to by Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., Lawrence A. Mills [21-1] with proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 08/27/1998) 08/27/ NOTICE by counsel for plaintiffs in 2:97-cv of change of address, with proof of service (RH) (Entered: 09/04/1998) 09/29/ EXPARTE motion by defendants in 2:97-cv-74587, 2:97-cv-74537, 2:97-cv , 2:97-cv for leave to file reply brief exceeding 5 pages (ew) (Entered: 09/30/1998) 09/29/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn granting motion for leave to file reply brief exceeding 5 pages by defendant [32-1] in 2:97-cv-74587, [0-1] in 2:97-cv-74537, [0-1] in 2:97-cv-75407, [0-1] in 2:97-cv (ew) (Entered: 09/30/1998) 09/29/ REPLY BRIEF by Lawrence A. Mills, William F. Coyro Jr., Natl TechTeam Inc 2:97-cv-74537, 2:97-cv-75407, in support of motion to dismiss by Natl TechTeam Inc, William F. Coyro Jr., Lawrence A. Mills in 2:97-cv with proof of mailing and exhibits (ew) (Entered: 09/30/1998) 10/21/ EXPARTE motion by defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv for leave to file a reply brief in excess of 5 pages (DT) (Entered: 10/22/1998) 10/21/ REPLY by defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv to response to motion to dismiss by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [22-1] with attachment (DT) (Entered: 10/22/1998) 10/21/ PROOF of mailing by defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv of ex parte motion for leave to file in excess pages, ex parte order and reply brief (DT) (Entered: 10/22/1998) 10/22/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn granting motion to file a reply brief in excess of 5 pages by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [35-1] (DT) (Entered: 10/23/1998) 10/22/ REPLY by defendant Jonathan D. Ahlbrand in 2:97-cv to response to motion to dismiss by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [22-1] with attachment (DT) (Entered: 10/23/1998) 12/22/ APPEARANCE and notice for William F. Coyro Jr. and Lawrence A. Mills in 2:97-cv-74587, 2:97-cv-74537, 2:97-cv-75407, and 2:97-cv of attorney John B. Alfs with proof of mailing (lh) (Entered: 12/29/1998) 12/30/ PROOF of mailing by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand of answer to first request for document production (kg) (Entered: 01/05/1999) 01/22/ ORDER with consent by Judge Avern Cohn, substitution for defendant Lawrence A. Mills and William F. Coyro Jr. in 2:97-cv-74587, 2:97-cv-74537, 2:97-cv-75407

10 and 2:97-cv of attorney John B. Alfs in place of attorney Robert A. Hudson and James P. Murphy (RH) (Entered: 01/25/1999) 01/26/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn with stipulation, regarding confidentiality of discovery materials (RH) (Entered: 02/02/1999) 01/28/ PROOF of mailing of order approving substitution of attorneys (RH) Modified on 02/02/1999 (Entered: 01/29/1999) 02/02/ PROOF of mailing of stipualtion and order regarding confidentiality of discovery materials (lh) (Entered: 02/03/1999) 03/08/1999 MOTION hearing not held on motion to dismiss by Jonathan D. Ahlbrand [22-1] - disposition: withdrawn - Judge Avern Cohn (jc) (Entered: 03/08/1999) 06/10/ STIPULATION of settlement with exhibits (ew) (Entered: 06/11/1999) 06/10/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn with respect to certification, notice and hearing on proposed class action settlement with exhibits (ew) (Entered: 06/11/1999) 06/16/ PROOF of mailing of stipulation of settlement and a true copy of the order with respect to certification, notice and hearing on proposed class action settlement (DT) (Entered: 06/17/1999) 08/04/ EXPARTE motion by plaintiffs in 2:97-cv to file a memorandum of law in excess of pages (DT) (Entered: 08/06/1999) 08/04/ PROOF of mailing by plaintiffs in 2:97-cv of order and final judgment, brief in support of request for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses, memorandum of law in support of plaintiffs' application for final approval of the proposed class action settlement, ex parte order regarding page length of brief and ex parte motion for leave to file a memorandum of law in excess of page limit (DT) Modified on 08/06/1999 (Entered: 08/06/1999) 08/05/ AFFIDAVIT of plaintiffs' counsel Lionel Z. Glancy and Marian Rosner in support of final approval of class action settlement with exhibits (DT) Modified on 08/05/1999 (Entered: 08/05/1999) 08/05/ REQUEST by plaintiffs' counsel, Lionel Glancy and Marian Rosner for attorney fees and reimbursement of expenses with exhibits (DT) (Entered: 08/05/1999) 08/05/ PROOF of mailing by plaintiffs counsel, Lionel Glancy and Marian Rosner, in 2:97-cv of affidavit in support of final approval of class action settlement and request for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses (DT) (Entered: 08/05/1999) 08/05/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn granting plaintiffs' ex parte motion to file a memorandum of law in excess of pages [51-1] in 2:97-cv [EOD Date 8/6/99] (DT) (Entered: 08/06/1999) 08/05/ MEMORANDUM of law in support of plaintiffs' application for final approval of the proposed class action settlement in 2:97-cv (DT) (Entered: 08/06/1999) 08/05/ BRIEF by plaintiffs in support of request for attorney fees [49-1] and reimbursement of expenses [49-2] in 2:97-cv with exhibits (DT) Modified

11 on 08/06/1999 (Entered: 08/06/1999) 08/06/ ERRATA by plaintiffs' in 2:97-cv-74587, 2:97-cv-74537, 2:97-cv-75407, 2:97-cv for request for attorney fees [49-1] in request reimbursement of expenses [49-2] 2:97-cv-74587, affidavit [49-1], with proof of mailing. (PP) (Entered: 08/09/1999) 08/11/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn, of final judgment [EOD Date 8/12/99] (PP) (Entered: 08/12/1999) 08/11/1999 MOTION hearing held on entry of judgment - disposition: GRANTED - Judge Avern Cohn - Court Reporter: Sheri Ward (jc) (Entered: 08/12/1999) 08/20/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn, appointing Merritt Fox, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan to serve as court-appointed expert [EOD Date 8/24/99] (PP) (Entered: 08/24/1999) 11/02/ REPORT of court-appointed expert Professor Merritt B. Fox, University of Michigan Law School. (PP) (Entered: 11/03/1999) 11/05/ NOTICE by the Court setting (hearing on expert's report) for 2:00 12/8/99 (RH) (Entered: 11/08/1999) 11/30/ MOTION by plaintiff Robert Clark to approve invoice of Professor Merrit Fox with attachments (ls) (Entered: 12/03/1999) 11/30/ PROOF of mailing by plaintiff Robert Clark of motion to approve invocie, proposed order permitting payment of fees and expenses of court appointed expert (ls) (Entered: 12/03/1999) 12/08/1999 MOTION hearing held on motion to approve invoice of Professor Merrit Fox by Robert Clark [61-1] - disposition: t.u.a. - Judge Avern Cohn - Court Reporter: Sheri WArd (jc) (Entered: 12/09/1999) 12/13/ MEMORANDUM and order by Judge Avern Cohn on attorney fees and out-ofpocket expenses [EOD Date: 12/14/99] with attachments (DT) (Entered: 12/14/1999) 01/24/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn granting Motion to Approve Invoice of Professor Merrit Fox by Robert Clark [61-1] and awarding counsel fees and reimbursement of expenses to counsel for plaintiffs and Class [EOD Date 1/25/00] (bk) (Entered: 01/25/2000) 01/31/ PROOF of mailing of order dated 1/24/00 (ew) (Entered: 02/01/2000) 01/24/ REQUEST to approve distribution of the new settlement fund (ew) (Entered: 01/26/2001) 01/24/ AFFIDAVIT of Stuart Dym with exhibits (ew) (Entered: 01/26/2001) 01/24/ PROOF of mailing of documents 66 and 67 (ew) (Entered: 01/26/2001) 01/25/ ORDER by Judge Avern Cohn approving distribution of the settlement fund [66-1] [EOD Date 1/26/01] (ew) (Entered: 01/26/2001) 02/01/ ORDER of distribution of balance of net settlement fund Signed by Honorable

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