US District Court Civil Docket as of 1/14/2005 Retrieved from the court on Monday, January 31, 2005 US District Court for the Southern District of New York 1:03cv812 Mohnot v. Cosi, Inc, et al Date Filed: 02/05/2003 Assigned To: Judge John G Koeltl Referred To: Nature of suit: Securities (850) Cause: Securities Exchange Act Lead Docket: 1:03-cv-00812-JGK Other Docket: None Jurisdiction: Federal Question Benjamin Giunta Lead Litigants Class Code: LEAD Closed: No Statute: 15:78m(a) Jury Demand: Plaintiff Demand Amount: $0 Attorneys Gina M Tufaro (212) 889-3700 Fax: (212) 684-5191 Email: Gtufaro@abbeygardy.com Jill Sharyn Abrams (212) 889-3700 Fax: (212) 684-5191 Email: Jabrams@abbeygardy.com
Sheel Mohnot Laurence D Paskowitz Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-907-0881 Fax: 212-883-7081 Todd Semon Consol Kema D Harakh Consol Cheryl Resetarits Consol David Stark Consol
Howard Stredler Consol Georgette Pacia Consol Joseph Albert Consol Christopher Chamberlaine Consol Willie Gordillo Consol v. Cosi, Inc Gregory Arthur Markel
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 100 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 (212) 504-6112 Fax: (212) 504-6666 Email: Greg.markel@cwt.com Martin L Seidel Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 100 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 (212) 504-6000 Fax: (212)504-6666 Andy Stenzler Jay Wainwright Nick Marsh Kenneth S Betuker Tery Diamond Creed L Ford, III Eric Gleacher Ian D MacKinnon Jeffrey M Stork Greg Wooley William Blair & Co Andrew W Stern Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6018
(212) 839-5300 Email: Astern@sidley.com Chad W Pekron Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 853-7000 Linton J Childs Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 853-7000 Walter C Carlson Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 853-7000 Walter C Carlson Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019-6018 (212) 839-5300 Penelope J Dai David AVI Rosenfeld Email: Drosenfeld@lerachlaw.com Samuel Howard Rudman
Email: Srudman@cauleygeller.com Tommy R Sparks David AVI Rosenfeld Email: Drosenfeld@lerachlaw.com Samuel Howard Rudman Email: Srudman@cauleygeller.com Joel M Thrope David AVI Rosenfeld Email: Drosenfeld@lerachlaw.com Samuel Howard Rudman
Email: Srudman@cauleygeller.com Shirley R Thrope David AVI Rosenfeld Email: Drosenfeld@lerachlaw.com Samuel Howard Rudman Email: Srudman@cauleygeller.com Iyerchinma Fiabema David AVI Rosenfeld Email: Drosenfeld@lerachlaw.com Samuel Howard Rudman Email: Srudman@cauleygeller.com
Benjamin Giunta (212) 889-3700 Frederick Lukens Donald Carroll Moss Barrack, Rodos & Bacine 170 E 61ST Street Second Floor New York, NY 10021 (212) 688-0782 Frederick Lukens Laurence D Paskowitz Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-907-0881 Fax: 212-883-7081 Lawrence Riley Laurence D Paskowitz Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-907-0881 Fax: 212-883-7081 Cosi Investor Group Lester L Levy Wolf, Popper, 845 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 759-4600 Email: Llevy@wolfpopper.com Date # Proceeding Text 02/05/2003 1 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT filed. Summons issued and Notice pursuant to 28
U.S.C. 636(c). FILING FEE $ 150.00 RECEIPT # 464192. (gmo) (Entered: 02/06/2003) 02/05/2003 -- Magistrate Judge Frank Maas is so designated. (gmo) (Entered: 02/06/2003) 02/05/2003 2 RULE 1.9 CERTIFICATE filed by Sheel Mohnot. (gmo) (Entered: 02/06/2003) 04/07/2003 3 NOTICE OF MOTION (filed on service date) by Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. Thrope, Shirley R. Thrope, Iyerchinma Fiabema for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2124, appointing Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. and Shirley R. Thrope and Iyerchinma Fiabema as lead plaintiffs and, approving the proposed lead plaintiffs' selection of the law firms of Schiffrin & Barroway, and Cauley Geller Bowman Coates & Rudman, to serve as lead counsel. Return Date not indicated. Proposed Order attached. (yv) (Entered: 04/08/2003) 04/07/2003 4 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. Thrope, Shirley R. Thrope, Iyerchinma Fiabema in support of [3-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2124, [3-2] motion appointing Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. and Shirley R. Thrope and Iyerchinma Fiabema as lead plaintiffs, [3-3] motion approving the proposed lead plaintiffs' selection of the law firms of Schiffrin & Barroway, and Cauley Geller Bowman Coates & Rudman, to serve as lead counsel. (yv) (Entered: 04/09/2003) 04/07/2003 5 DECLARATION of Samuel H. Rudman by Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. Thrope, Shirley R. Thrope, Iyerchinma Fiabema in support Re: [3-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2124, [3-2] motion appointing Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. and Shirley R. Thrope and Iyerchinma Fiabema as lead plaintiffs, [3-3] motion approving the proposed lead plaintiffs' selection of the law firms of Schiffrin & Barroway, and Cauley Geller Bowman Coates & Rudman, to serve as lead counsel. (yv) (Entered: 04/09/2003) 04/07/2003 6 NOTICE OF MOTION by Benjamin Giunta, for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2170 ; to appoint movant Benjamin Giunta to serve as lead plaintiff ; to approve the selection of Abbey Gardy, as lead counsel. No Return Date. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 7 DECLARATION of Nancy Kaboolian by Benjamin Giunta in support Re: [6-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2170, [6-2] motion to appoint movant Benjamin Giunta to serve as lead plaintiff, [6-3] motion to approve the selection of Abbey Gardy, as lead counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 8 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Benjamin Giunta in support of [6-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2170, [6-2] motion to appoint movant Benjamin Giunta to serve as lead plaintiff, [6-3] motion to approve the selection of Abbey Gardy, as lead counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 9 NOTICE OF MOTION by Frederick Lukens, for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, and 03cv1593 ; to appoint movant Frederick Lukens to serve as lead plaintiff ; to approve the selection of Barrack Rodos & Bacine as lead counsel. No Return Date. (kw)
(Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 10 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Frederick Lukens in support of [9-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, and 03cv1593, [9-2] motion to appoint movant Frederick Lukens to serve as lead plaintiff, [9-3] motion to approve the selection of Barrack Rodos & Bacine as lead counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 11 NOTICE OF MOTION by Frederick Lukens, and Lawrence Riley, for an order consolidating the various actions ; to appoint movant Frederick Lukens, movant Lawrence Riley to serve as lead plaintiffs ; to approve the selection of Paskowitz & Associates as Lead Counsel. No Return Date. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 12 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Frederick Lukens, Lawrence Riley in support of [11-1] motion for an order consolidating the various actions, [11-2] motion to appoint movant Frederick Lukens, movant Lawrence Riley to serve as lead plaintiffs, [11-3] motion to approve the selection of Paskowitz & Associates as Lead Counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 13 NOTICE OF MOTION by Cosi Investor Group, for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 03cv 2124 and 03 civ. 2170 ; to appoint movant Cosi Investor Group to serve as lead plaintiff ; to approve the selection of Wolf Popper as lead counsel. No Return Date. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/07/2003 14 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Cosi Investor Group in support of [13-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1044, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 03cv 2124 and 03 civ. 2170, [13-2] motion to appoint movant Cosi Investor Group to serve as lead plaintiff, [13-3] motion to approve the selection of Wolf Popper as lead counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/10/2003) 04/11/2003 20 NOTICE of withdrawal of motion by Penelope J. Dai, Tommy R. Sparks, Joel M. Thrope, Shirley R. Thrope, Iyerchinma Fiabema to appoint Lead plaintiff approv lead plaintiff's selection of lead counsel. (kw) (Entered: 04/30/2003) 04/16/2003 15 RULE 7.1 CERTIFICATE filed by William Blair & CO. (djc) (Entered: 04/21/2003) 04/16/2003 16 NOTICE of attorney appearance for William Blair & CO. by Andrew W. Stern. (djc) (Entered: 04/21/2003) 04/21/2003 17 NOTICE OF MOTION by William Blair & CO. for Walter C. Carlson, Linton J. Childs, and Chad W. Pekron to appear pro hac vice ;. Return Date not indicated. Declaration of Daniel A. McLaughlin in support attached. (sac) (Entered: 04/23/2003) 04/21/2003 19 NOTICE OF MOTION (filed on service date) by William Blair & CO. for an order admitting Walter C. Carlson to appear pro hac vice as counsel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC, for an order admitting Linton J. Childs to appear pro hac vice as counel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC, and for an order admitting Chad W. Pekron to appear pro hac vice as counsel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC. No Return Date. Declaration of Daniela A. McLaughlin attached. (sb) (Entered: 04/29/2003) 04/28/2003 18 ORDER, that subject to payment of the filing fee, the Court is granting the [17-1] motion for Walter C. Carlson, Linton J. Childs, and Chad W. Pekron to appear pro hac vice. ( signed by Judge John G. Koeltl ); FORWARDED DOCUMENT TO ATTORNEY ADMISSIONS CLERK. (tp) Modified on 04/29/2003 (Entered: 04/29/2003)
05/19/2003 -- Memo endorsed on motion; granting [19-1] motion for an order admitting Walter C. Carlson to appear pro hac vice as counsel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC; granting [19-2] motion for an order admitting Linton J. Childs to appear pro hac vice as counel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC; granting [19-3] motion for an order admitting Chad W. Pekron to appear pro hac vice as counsel for defendant, William Blair & Co., LLC. ( signed by Judge John G. Koeltl ); (docmt forwarded to atty admissions clk.) (djc) (Entered: 05/20/2003) 05/21/2003 21 STIPULATION and ORDER granting [6-1] motion for an Order consolidating actions 03cv812, 03cv864, 03cv1039, 03cv1053, 03cv1131, 03cv1156, 03cv1593 and 03cv2170, granting [6-2] motion to appoint movant Benjamin Giunta to serve as lead plaintiff, granting [6-3] motion to approve the selection of Abbey Gardy, as lead counsel. ( signed by Judge John G. Koeltl ) (db) (Entered: 05/22/2003) 05/21/2003 -- Consolidated Lead Case. (db) (Entered: 05/22/2003) 05/21/2003 22 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL, The Cosi Investor Group, consisting of Todd Semon, Leonard R. Ganz, Robert Couri and Robert Adler withdraws its motion for appointment as lead plaintiff in light of the larger claimed losses of Benjamin Giunta. ( signed by Judge John G. Koeltl ) (sb) (Entered: 05/22/2003) 07/07/2003 23 CONSOLIDATED AMENDED COMPLAINT, by plaintiffs (Answer due 7/17/03 for William Blair & CO., for Greg Wooley, for Jeffrey M. Stork, for Ian D. MacKinnon, for Eric Gleacher, for Creed L. Ford III, for Tery Diamond, for Kenneth S. Betuker, for Nick Marsh, for Jay Wainwright, for Andy Stenzler, for Cosi, Inc. ) amending [1-1] complaint. Jury trial demanded. (kw) (Entered: 07/08/2003) 08/27/2003 24 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT by Sheel Mohnot, Benjamin Giunta, Todd Semon, Kema D. Harakh, Cheryl Resetarits, David Stark, Howard Stredler, Georgette Pacia, Joseph Albert, Christopher Chamberlaine, Willie Gordillo (Answer due 9/8/03 for William Blair & CO., for Greg Wooley, for Jeffrey M. Stork, for Ian D. MacKinnon, for Eric Gleacher, for Creed L. Ford III, for Tery Diamond, for Kenneth S. Betuker, for Nick Marsh, for Jay Wainwright, for Andy Stenzler, for Cosi, Inc. ) amending [23-1] amended complaint ; Summons issued. (dle) (Entered: 09/02/2003) 09/22/2003 25 NOTICE OF MOTION by William Blair & CO. to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint ; Return Date not indicated (cd) (Entered: 09/26/2003) 09/22/2003 26 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by William Blair & CO. in support of [25-1] motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. (cd) (Entered: 09/26/2003) 09/22/2003 27 NOTICE OF MOTION by Cosi, Inc. and Cosi defendants for an order dismissing plaintiffs' second consolidated amended class action complaint and each and every cause of action and claim for relief therein as to each and every one of the moving defendants, purs. to FRCP 12(b)(6) and FRCP 9(b). No Return Date. Declaration of Martin L. Seidel attached. (sb) (Entered: 09/29/2003) 09/24/2003 28 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Cosi, Inc. in support of [27-1] motion for an order dismissing plaintiffs' second consolidated amended class action complaint and each and every cause of action and claim for relief therein as to each and every one of the moving defendants, purs. to FRCP 12(b)(6) and FRCP 9(b). (sb) (Entered: 09/29/2003) 10/22/2003 29 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Sheel Mohnot in opposition to [27-1] motion for an order dismissing plaintiffs' second consolidated amended class action complaint and each and every cause of action and claim for relief therein as to each and every one of the moving defendants, purs. to FRCP 12(b)(6) and FRCP 9(b). (moc) (Entered:
10/24/2003) 11/12/2003 30 REPLY MEMORANDUM of LAW by William Blair & CO. in support re: [27-1] motion for an order dismissing plaintiffs' second consolidated amended class action complaint and each and every cause of action and claim for relief therein as to each and every one of the moving defendants, purs. to FRCP 12(b)(6) and FRCP 9(b). (djc) (Entered: 11/17/2003) 11/12/2003 31 REPLY MEMORANDUM of LAW by Cosi, Inc. in further support re: [27-1] motion for an order dismissing plaintiffs' second consolidated amended class action complaint and each and every cause of action and claim for relief therein as to each and every of the moving defendants, purs. to FRCP 12(b)(6) and FRCP 9(b). (djc) (Entered: 11/17/2003) 07/29/2004 32 NOTICE of Supplemental Authority. Document filed by Cosi, Inc.. (jmi, ) (Entered: 07/30/2004) 08/02/2004 33 ORDER that plaintiffs' request for leave to file an amended complaint is granted. Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint by 8/27/04; dfts may respond to the amended complaint by 9/27/04; pending motions to dismiss the second amended complaint (dkt. nos. 25&27) are dismissed as moot without prejudice to renewal against any amended complaint (Signed by Judge Ronald L. Ellis on 7/30/04) (dle, ) (Entered: 08/03/2004) 08/02/2004 -- Set/Reset Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 8/2/2004. (dle, ) (Entered: 08/03/2004) 08/11/2004 34 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings held on 7/30/04 before Judge John G. Koeltl.(dfe, ) (Entered: 08/11/2004) 08/30/2004 35 SCHEDULING ORDER: Plaintiffs shall file their amended complaint by 9/10/04 and defendants shall respond thereto by 10/12/04. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 8/25/04) (kw, ) (Entered: 08/31/2004) 09/10/2004 36 THIRD CONSOLIDATED AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT amending [1] Complaint against Kenneth S. Betuker, Cosi, Inc., Tery Diamond, Creed L. Ford III, Eric Gleacher, Ian D. MacKinnon, Nick Marsh, Andy Stenzler, Jeffrey M. Stork, Jay Wainwright, William Blair & CO., Greg Wooley.Document filed by Benjamin Giunta. Related document: [1] Complaint. Received in night deposit box on 9/10/04 at 5:28 p.m.(db, ) (Entered: 09/14/2004) 10/12/2004 39 NOTICE OF MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss Third Consolidated Amended Complaint. Document filed by William Blair & CO.. (jmi, ) (Entered: 10/19/2004) 10/12/2004 40 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: [39] MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss.. Document filed by William Blair & CO.. (jmi, ) (Entered: 10/19/2004) 10/13/2004 37 MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss. Document filed by Cosi, Inc.. jmi, ) (Entered: 10/14/2004) 10/13/2004 38 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: [37] MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss.. Document filed by Cosi, Inc.. (jmi, ) (Entered: 10/14/2004) 01/14/2005 41 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: [39] MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss.. Document filed by Cosi, Inc.. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:03-cv-00812-JGK,1:03-cv-00864-JGK,1:03-cv-01039-JGK,1:03-cv-01044- JGK,1:03-cv-01053-JGK,1:03-cv-01131-JGK,1:03-cv-01156-JGK,1:03-cv-01593-
JGK,1:03-cv-02124-JGK,1:03-cv-02170-JGK(jmi, ) (Entered: 01/20/2005) 01/14/2005 42 DECLARATION of Martin L. Seidel in Further Support of re: [39] MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss.. Document filed by Cosi, Inc.. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:03-cv-00812-JGK,1:03-cv-00864-JGK,1:03-cv-01039-JGK,1:03-cv-01044- JGK,1:03-cv-01053-JGK,1:03-cv-01131-JGK,1:03-cv-01156-JGK,1:03-cv-01593- JGK,1:03-cv-02124-JGK,1:03-cv-02170-JGK(jmi, ) Modified on 1/20/2005 (jmi, ). (Entered: 01/20/2005) 01/14/2005 43 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support of Defendant Eilliam Blair & Company L.L.C.'S re: [39] MOTION (FILED ON SERVICE DATE) to Dismiss.. Document filed by William Blair & CO.. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:03-cv-00812- JGK,1:03-cv-00864-JGK,1:03-cv-01039-JGK,1:03-cv-01044-JGK,1:03-cv-01053- JGK,1:03-cv-01131-JGK,1:03-cv-01156-JGK,1:03-cv-01593-JGK,1:03-cv-02124- JGK,1:03-cv-02170-JGK(jmi, ) (Entered: 01/20/2005)