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 10119-0165 212-594-5300 David A Slossberg Email: Dslossberg@hss-Law.com Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510
203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722 Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 Jack Fishbaum, OBO Himself & All Others Similarly Situated PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY 10119-0165 212-594-5300 David A Slossberg Email: Dslossberg@hss-Law.com Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722
Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com George Zimmerman J Daniel Sagarin Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 David Stark PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY 10119-0165 212-594-5300 Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722 Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin
Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 Waltzer Diamond FLP PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY 10119-0165 212-594-5300 Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722 Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016
212-779-1414 David Wampole PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY 10119-0165 212-594-5300 Elias A Alexiades 215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722 Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 Hobson Dewey Beeman PLAINTIFF Charles Hellman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4915 New York, NY 10119-0165 212-594-5300 Elias A Alexiades
215 Church Street, 2ND Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-777-4720 Fax: 203-777-4722 Email: Alexiades@mindspring.com J Daniel Sagarin Email: Dsagarin@hss-Law.com Keith M Fleischman Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP 10 East 40TH St New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 v. Leonard Tow DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard 203-977-7315 Email: Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP
203-977-7337 Email: Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Livingston E Ross DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard 203-977-7315 Email: Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP 203-977-7337 Email: Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis
Robert J Desantis DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard 203-977-7315 Email: Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP 203-977-7337 Email: Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Michael James Love DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard
203-977-7315 Email: Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP 203-977-7337 Email: Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Citizens Utilities Co DEFENDANT George Zimmerman James F Stapleton Day, Berry & Howard 203-977-7315 Email: Jfstapleton@dbh.com Jonathan B Tropp Day, Berry & Howard LLP
203-977-7337 Email: Jbtropp@dbh.com Shoshanah Victoria Asnis Daryl Ferguson DEFENDANT George Zimmerman Cheryl Washington MOVANT Date # Proceeding Text 08/14/1997 1 COMPLAINT with Class Action allegation Filing Fee $ 150.00 Receipt # 148730 (Barrille, J.) Modified on 08/14/1997 (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/1997 -- SUMMONS(ES) issued for Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/1997 2 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) 08/14/1997 3 APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- J. Daniel Sagarin (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/14/1997 4 APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- David A. Slossberg (Barrille, J.) (Entered: 08/14/1997) 08/26/1997 5 APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Elias A. Alexiades (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/26/1997) 08/27/1997 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/19/97 as to Livingston E. Ross, Michael James Love, Citizens Utilities (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/27/1997) 08/27/1997 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/20/97 as to Robert J. Desantis (Wood, R.) (Entered: 08/27/1997) 08/27/1997 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed on 8/20/97 as to Leonard Tow (Wood, R.) (Entered: 09/04/1997) 09/09/1997 9 MOTION by Leonard Tow, Livingston E. Ross, Robert J. Desantis, Michael James
Love, Citizens Utilities to Extend Time for 60 days to respond to the complaint (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/09/1997) 09/09/1997 10 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) 09/29/1997 -- 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) 10/14/1997 11 MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum to Extend Time for 30 days on the standing order deadlines (Blue,A.) (Entered: 10/14/1997) 10/14/1997 12 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) 10/14/1997 13 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) 10/14/1997 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) 10/30/1997 15 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) 12/11/1997 -- 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) 12/12/1997 -- 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) 12/12/1997 -- 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) 12/12/1997 16 ORDER, re: proposed case management plan ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/12/1997) 12/24/1997 17 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) 12/29/1997 -- 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) 01/06/1998 -- Status Conference set for 4:00 1/8/98 ( DJS) (Glynn, T.) (Entered: 01/06/1998) 01/07/1998 18 MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum for Charles Hellman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/1998 19 AFFIDAVIT of Charles Hellman by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum Re [18-1]
motion for Charles Hellman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/1998 20 MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum for Keith M. Fleischman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/07/1998) 01/07/1998 21 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) 01/08/1998 22 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) 01/08/1998 23 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) 01/08/1998 24 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) 01/08/1998 -- 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) 01/08/1998 -- 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) 01/08/1998 25 Status Conference held ( DJS) (Glynn, T.) (Entered: 01/12/1998) 01/12/1998 26 ORDER, re: status conference held 1/8/98 ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/12/1998) 01/13/1998 -- 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) 01/14/1998 27 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) 01/14/1998 28 MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum to Extend Time to 2/9/98 to file amended complaint (D'Onofrio, B.) (Entered: 01/14/1998) 01/15/1998 -- 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) 01/28/1998 -- 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) 01/28/1998 29 ORDER, re: pretrial proceedings see order document #29 ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/28/1998) 01/29/1998 30 APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Keith M. Fleischman (Wood, R.) (Entered: 01/29/1998) 02/09/1998 33 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)
02/10/1998 31 APPEARANCE of Attorney for David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum -- Charles S. Hellman (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 02/10/1998) 02/10/1998 32 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) 02/25/1998 34 SUMMONS Returned Executed on 2/19/98 as to Daryl Ferguson (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 02/26/1998) 03/27/1998 35 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) 03/27/1998 36 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) 03/27/1998 37 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) 04/27/1998 38 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) 04/27/1998 39 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) 05/18/1998 40 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) 06/01/1998 41 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) 06/05/1998 -- 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) 06/05/1998 42 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) 03/31/1999 43 MEMORANDUM OPINION granting [35-1] motion to Dismiss ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) 26 Pages (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/05/1999) 03/31/1999 44 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) 03/31/1999 -- Case closed (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/05/1999) 04/12/1999 45 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
reconsideration (Blue,A.) (Entered: 04/13/1999) 04/13/1999 -- 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) 04/29/1999 46 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 $ 105.00 RECEIPT # 009493 Certified Copy of Appeal and Docket mailed to USCA (Montgomery, C.) (Entered: 04/30/1999) 06/03/1999 47 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: 99-7537 (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/08/1999) 08/03/1999 -- 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) 08/13/1999 -- USCA Case Number Re: [46-1] appeal by Hobson Dewey Beeman, David Wampole, Waltzer Diamond FLP, David Stark, Jack Fishbaum, David Leventhal USCA NUMBER: 99-7537 (Former Employee) (Entered: 08/17/1999) 12/15/1999 48 MANDATE OF USCA (certified copy) dated 12/8/99 withdrawing [46-1] appeal ( Karen Greve Milton) (Former Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1999) 09/11/2000 49 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) 11/06/2000 50 PRELIMINARY ORDER in Connection with Settlement Proceedings ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 11/06/2000) 01/24/2001 51 MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum in support of [49-1] stipulation re: approval of settlement (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/24/2001 52 MEMORANDUM by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum in support of [49-1] stipulation re: attorneys' fees (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/24/2001 54 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) 01/24/2001 55 AFFIDAVIT of Cheryl Washington by Cheryl Washington Re [49-1] stipulation by plaintiffs, defendant, (Blue,A.) (Entered: 01/25/2001) 01/25/2001 53 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) 01/31/2001 57 ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT re: stipulation and agreement settlement ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/01/2001) 02/01/2001 56 Settlement hearing held ( DJS) Reporter: Susan Lamoureux (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/01/2001) 09/11/2002 58 MOTION by David Leventhal, Jack Fishbaum, David Stark, Waltzer Diamond FLP,
David Wampole, Hobson Dewey Beeman for Order of Distribution of Clase Settlement Funds (Brief Due 10/2/02 ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 09/12/2002) 09/11/2002 59 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) 09/11/2002 60 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) 09/11/2002 61 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) 02/03/2003 -- 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) 02/03/2003 62 ORDER re: Distributionof Class Settlement Fund ( signed by Judge Dominic J. Squatrito ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 02/03/2003)