Docket as of April 23, 1998 [retrieved 4/28/98] Proceedings include all events. MAG 5:98cv44 Sabbia v. Reliance Accept., et al MAG U.S. District Court Western District of Texas (San Antonio) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 98-CV-44 Sabbia v. Reliance Accept., et al Filed: 01/15/98 Assigned to: Honorable Orlando L. Garcia Jury demand: Plaintiff Referred to: Honorable Nancy Stein Nowak Demand: $0,000 Nature of Suit: 850 Lead Docket: None Jurisdiction: Federal Question Dkt# in other court: None Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act MICHAEL SABBIA, On behalf of Joseph Casseb Himself and all Others 210/224-9810 Similarly Situated [COR LD NTC] plaintiff Goode, Casseb & Jones One Riverwalk Pl., #1700 700 N. St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX 78205 (512) 225-6030 William S. Lerach [term 02/09/98] [COR LD NTC] Alan Schulman [term 02/09/98] [COR LD NTC] Darren J. Robbins [term 02/09/98] [COR LD NTC] Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach 600 West Broadway Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101 (619)231-1058 Katherine L. Blanck [COR LD NTC] Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, L.L.P. 600 West Broadway Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-1058 Michael L. Schrag [COR LD NTC] MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH LLP 600 West Broadway Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-1058 Jeffrey D. Light 619/231-7423 [COR LD NTC] Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-1058 v. RELIANCE ACCEPTANCE GROUP, INC. defendant KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP defendant JEFFREY W. TAYLOR defendant BRUCE W. TAYLOR defendant WILLIAM S. RACE William Lewis Sessions defendant 210/229-1194 [COR LD NTC] Sessions & Sessions, L.C. Weston Centre - 29th Floor 112 East Pecan San Antonio, TX 78205-1530 (210) 229-3000 JAMES I. KAPLAN defendant SIDNEY J. TAYLOR defendant IRWIN H. COLE defendant LORI COLE defendant HOWARD B. SILVERMAN Mark Gregory Sessions defendant (210) 246-5999 [COR LD NTC] Groce, Locke & Hebdon 1800 Frost Bank Tower 100 W. Houston St. San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 246-5636 Charles L. Smith 210/246-5999 [COR LD NTC] Jenkens & Gilchrist, Groce, Locke & Hebdon 1800 Frost Bank Tower San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 246-5612 Steven R. Smith (312) 750-8600 [COR LD NTC] ROSS & HARDIES 150 North Michigan Avenue Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 558-1000 MICHAEL BERNICK Samuel H. Bayless defendant 210/226-5154 [COR LD NTC] Gresham, Davis, Gregory, Worthy & Moore 112 E. Pecan St., # 900 San Antonio, TX 78205-1542 (210) 270-8627 ROSS J. MANGANO William Lewis Sessions defendant (See above) [COR LD NTC] SOLWAY F. FIRESTONE William Lewis Sessions defendant (See above) [COR LD NTC] MELVIN E. PEARL defendant J. CHRISTOPHER ALSTRIN defendant DEAN L. GRIFFITH William Lewis Sessions defendant (See above) [COR LD NTC] THE CHICAGO CORPORATION Keith E. Kaiser defendant 210/226-8395 [COR LD NTC] Cox & Smith Inc 112 E. Pecan St., # 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 554-5500 SANDLER O'NEILL CORPORATE Keith E. Kaiser STRATEGIES (See above) defendant [COR LD NTC] 1/15/98 -- Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (wg) [Entry date 01/20/98] 1/15/98 1 Complaint filed. Filing Fee: $ 150.00 Receipt # 149481 (Pages: 97) (wg) [Entry date 01/20/98] 1/15/98 1 Demand for jury trial by Michael Sabbia (wg) [Entry date 01/20/98] 1/30/98 2 Motion by Michael Sabbia for (William S. Lerach, Alan Schulman, Helen J. Hodges and Darren J. Robbins) to appear pro hac vice (rg) [Entry date 02/02/98] 2/5/98 3 Motion by Michael Sabbia for (Katherine L. Blanck and Michael L. Schrag) to appear pro hac vice (rg) [Entry date 02/06/98] 2/9/98 4 ORDER referring case to a United States Magistrate Judge for disposition of all pretrial matters. (rg) [Entry date 02/10/98] 2/9/98 5 Order denying without prejudice motion for (William S. Lerach, Alan Schulman, Helen J. Hodges and Darren J. Robbins) to appear pro hac vice [2-1] (rg) [Entry date 02/10/98] 2/9/98 -- Case referred to Honorable Nancy S. Nowak (rg) [Entry date 02/10/98] 2/17/98 6 Motion by Michael Sabbia for Jeffrey D. Light to appear pro hac vice (cc) [Entry date 02/18/98] 2/17/98 7 Notice of filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by Reliance Accept. (cc) [Entry date 02/18/98] 2/20/98 8 Order denying motion for (Katherine L. Blanck) to appear pro hac vice [3-1] (rg) [Entry date 02/23/98] 2/20/98 9 Order granting motion for Jeffrey D. Light to appear pro hac vice [6-1] (rg) [Entry date 02/23/98] 2/20/98 10 ORDERED that Michael L. Schrag is GRANTED leave to appear pro hac vice in this case. (rg) [Entry date 02/23/98] 2/20/98 11 ORDER - plaintiff's claims against Reliance Acceptance Group, Inc., be and hereby are STAYED until such time as the parties move to reopen this portion of the case upon lifting of the automatic stay or upon conclusion of the bankruptcy proceedings known as In re: Reliance Acceptance Group, Inc., Case No. 98-288, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. (rg) [Entry date 02/23/98] 2/20/98 12 Stipulation extending the time in which defendants Sandler O'Neill Corporate Strategies and the Chicago Corp. must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint (rg) [Entry date 02/23/98] 2/23/98 13 Stipulation to enlarge time - Defendants, Firestone, Griffith, Mangano, and Race up to 3/13/98 (rg) [Entry date 02/24/98] 2/25/98 14 ORDER on Stipulation to enlarge time for defendants Firestone, Griffith, Mangano, and Race shall have up to and through 3/13/98 to file their answer (rg) [Entry date 02/26/98] 2/27/98 15 Stipulation extending the time in which defendant Howard Silverman must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint (rg) [Entry date 03/02/98] 3/11/98 16 Motion by Michael Sabbia to consolidate cases (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/11/98 17 Memorandum by Michael Sabbia in support of motion to consolidate cases [16-1] (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/11/98 18 Motion by Michael Sabbia to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and appointment of lead plaintiffs' choice of co-lead and liasion counsel (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/11/98 19 Memorandum by Michael Sabbia in support of motion to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [18-1], motion appointment of lead plaintiffs' choice of co-lead and liasion counsel [18-2] (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/11/98 20 Affidavit by Michael Sabbia in support of motion to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [18-1], motion appointment of lead plaintiffs' choice of co-lead and liasion counsel [18-2] (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/11/98 21 Second Stipulation extending time in which defendants' Firestone, Griffith, Mangano, and Race must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint filed (rg) [Entry date 03/12/98] 3/16/98 22 ORDER on Second Stipulation to Enlarge Time for Defendants Firestone, Griffith, Mangano and Race (rg) [Entry date 03/17/98] 3/17/98 23 Amended Affidavit by Joseph Casseb in support of SABBIA Group's motion to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [18-1], motion appointment of lead plaintiffs' choice of co-lead and liasion counsel [18-2] (lp) [Entry date 03/18/98] [Edit date 03/18/98] 3/17/98 24 Amended notice of motion and Motion by Michael Sabbia to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (lp) [Entry date 03/18/98] 3/17/98 24 Amended notice of motion and Motion by Michael Sabbia for appointment of lead plaintiff's chouce of co-lead and liaison counsel (lp) [Entry date 03/18/98] 3/17/98 25 Memorandum by Michael Sabbia in support of motion for appointment of lead plaintiff's chouce of co-lead and liaison counsel [24-1], motion to be appointed lead plaintiffs pursuant to section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [24-1] (lp) [Entry date 03/18/98] 3/19/98 26 Third Stipulation extending time in which defendant's Solway F. Firestone, Dean L. Griffith, Ross J. Mangano, and William S. Race, must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint (rg) [Entry date 03/20/98] 3/20/98 27 Second Stipulation extending the time in which defendant howard Silverman must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint (rg) [Entry date 03/23/98] 3/23/98 28 Motion with supporting memorandum by Michael Bernick to dismiss for failure to comply with pleading requirements of private securities litigation reform acct ("PSLRA"), to stay discovery pending resolution of such motion, in the alternative to dismiss for failure to comply with pleading requirements of Rule 9(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for more definite statement (rg) [Entry date 03/24/98] 3/27/98 29 ORDER on third stipulation to enlarge time answer due 4/6/98 for Dean L. Griffith, for Solway F. Firestone, for Ross J. Mangano, for William S. Race (rg) [Entry date 03/30/98] 3/30/98 30 Advisory to the court regarding agreed order presented to the United States Bankruptcy Court filed by Michael Sabbia (rg) [Entry date 03/31/98] 4/1/98 31 Advisory to the court filed by Michael Sabbia (rg) [Entry date 04/02/98] 4/1/98 32 Supplemental Advisory to the court filed by Michael Sabbia (rg) [Entry date 04/02/98] 4/6/98 33 Motion by Howard B. Silverman to extend time in which to respond to complaint (rg) [Entry date 04/07/98] 4/21/98 34 Order granting motion to extend time in which to respond to complaint [33-1] answer due 7/29/98 for Howard B. Silverman (rg) [Entry date 04/22/98] 4/21/98 35 Fourth Stipulation extending time in which defendant's Solway F. Firestone, Dean L. Griffith, Ross J. Mangano, and William S. Race, must move, answer or otherwise plead to the complaint (rg) [Entry date 04/22/98] 4/22/98 36 Order on Fourth Stipulation to Enlarge Time in which Defendants Solway F. Firestone, Dean Griffith, Ross J. Mangano, and William S. Race must move, answer or otherwise plead to Plaintiff's complaint.... [35-1] (cw) [Entry date 04/23/98] [END OF DOCKET: 5:98cv44]