Docket as of August 30, 1999 [retrieved 9/28/99] Proceedings include all events. CONSOL 1:98cv714 Posner v. National Auto Credit, et al REFER CAT 12 CONSOL REFER CAT 12 U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio (Cleveland) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 98-CV-714 Posner v. National Auto Credit, et al Filed: 03/26/98 Assigned to: Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. Jury demand: Plaintiff Referred to: Mag. Judge Patricia A. Hemann Demand: $0,000 Nature of Suit: 850 Lead Docket: 98-CV-264 Jurisdiction: Federal Question Dkt# in other court: None Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act ESTHER POSNER, On Behalf of Mark B. Cohn, Esq. Herself and All Others [COR LD NTC] Similarly Situated McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & plaintiff Haiman 1800 Midland Bldg. 101 Prospect Avenue, W Cleveland, OH 44115-1088 216-696-1422 Mel E. Lifshitz, Esq. [COR LD NTC] Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq. [COR LD NTC] Sandy A. Liebhard, Esq. [COR LD NTC] Bernstein, Liebhard & Lifshitz 10 East 40th Street New York, NY 10016 212-779-1414 FTS 779-3218 v. NATIONAL AUTO CREDIT, INC. Barbara F. Yaksic, Esq. defendant 216-363-4504 [COR LD NTC] Pete C. Elliott, Esq. 216-363-4500 [COR LD NTC] Mark Alan Phillips, Esq. [COR LD NTC] Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff 2300 BP America Bldg. 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114-2378 216-363-4500 FTS 363-4588 SAM J FRANKINO defendant ROBERT J BRONCHETTI defendant PER E HOEL defendant NOAH T HERNDON defendant DAVIDA S HOWARD James J. Bartolozzi, Esq. defendant [COR LD NTC] Robert A. Zimmerman, Esq. [COR LD NTC] Kahn, Kleinman, Yanowitz & Arnson The Tower At Erieview Ste. 2600 Cleveland, OH 44114-1824 216-696-3311 FTS 696-1009 3/26/98 -- FILING FEE: on 3/26/98 in the amount of $ 150.00, receipt # 252756. (bc) [Entry date 03/27/98] [1:98cv714] 3/26/98 -- ASSIGNMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE pursuant to Local Rule 1:2.4, Assignment of Cases. In the event of referral this case will be referred to Mag. Judge David S. Perelman . 1 pg (js) [Entry date 03/27/98] [1:98cv714] 3/26/98 1 COMPLAINT; jury demand ( Service: summons issd, magistrate consent form issd) ( 32 pgs) (js) [Entry date 03/27/98] [1:98cv714] 3/26/98 2 CIS filed by pltf. Recommended Track: complex (1 pg) (js) [Entry date 03/27/98] [1:98cv714] 3/26/98 3 MOTION by pltf for atty Mel E. Lifshitz to appear pro hac vice ( 3 pgs) (js) [Entry date 03/27/98] [1:98cv714] 3/30/98 4 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft National Auto Credit on 3/27/98 by cert mail. (1 pg) (js) [Entry date 03/31/98] [1:98cv714] 3/31/98 5 MOTION by non pty Steiner Group to consolidate case 1:98cv714 w/ 1:98cv264, 1:98cv295, 1:98cv301, 1:98cv356, 1:98cv375, 1:98cv406, 1:98cv419, 1:98cv431, 1:98cv457 & 1:98cv462 w/memo in supp. ( 21 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/01/98] [1:98cv714] 3/31/98 6 MOTION by non pty Steiner Group for appt of of lead pltfs & lead cnsl purs to sec 21D(a)(3)(B) of the securities exchange act of 1934 w/memo in supp ( 27 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/01/98] [1:98cv714] 3/31/98 7 DECLARATION by Robert I Harwood in supp of motion by non pty Steiner Group for appt of of lead pltfs & lead cnsl purs to sec 21D(a)(3)(B) of the securities exchange act of 1934 [6-1] 1 binder) (js) [Entry date 04/01/98] [1:98cv714] 4/8/98 8 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Davida S Howard on 4/6/98 by pers srv (2 pgs) (ma) [Edit date 04/09/98] [1:98cv714] 4/8/98 9 MOTION by defts National Auto Credit & Davida S. Howard to reassign case to Judge White as related ( 250 pgs) (js) [1:98cv714] 4/8/98 10 MOTION by defts Nation Auto Credit 7 Davida S Howardto ext time to ans cmp ( 14 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/09/98] [1:98cv714] 4/13/98 11 RESPONSE by deft National Auto Credit to motion by non pty Steiner Group for appt of of lead pltfs & lead cnsl purs to sec 21D(a)(3)(B) of the securities exchange act of 1934 [6-1] & to motion by non pty Steiner Group to consolidate case 1:98cv714 w/ 1:98cv264, 1:98cv295, 1:98cv301, 1:98cv356, 1:98cv375, 1:98cv406, 1:98cv419, 1:98cv431, 1:98cv457 & 1:98cv462 [5-1] ( 9 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/16/98] [1:98cv714] 4/17/98 12 MOTION by pltf the Steiner Group to continue CMC ( 10 pgs) (jam) [1:98cv714] 4/17/98 13 MEMORANDUM by pltf The Steiner Group in opp to The Weiser Group's mtn for appt of of lead pltfs & lead cnsl [6-1] ( 14 pgs) (jam) [1:98cv714] 4/17/98 14 DECLARATION by Robert I Harwood in opp to The Weiser Group's mtn for appt of of lead pltfs & lead cnsl [6-1] ( 137 pgs) (jam) [1:98cv714] 4/17/98 15 MOTION by non-pty Weiser Group to supplement proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl w/memo in supp ( 31 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/21/98] [1:98cv714] 4/20/98 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER granting motion by defts Nation Auto Credit 7 Davida S Howardto ext time to ans cmp [10-1] (issued on 4/21/98) Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley (dh) [Entry date 04/21/98] [1:98cv714] 4/23/98 16 MOTION by non-pty Steiner Group to strike the mot of Weiser Group to suppl proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl ( 19 pgs) (js) [Entry date 04/24/98] [1:98cv714] 4/23/98 17 MINUTES of proceedings: before Judge George W. White ; Court reporter Cynthia Lee; stat call held; mots to consol are gr; Weiser Group will file a brf in opp to the Steiner group's mot to str by 5/4/98 & the Steiner Group will file a rply by 5/10/98. (1 pg) (js) [Entry date 04/27/98] [1:98cv714] 4/27/98 18 ORDER granting motion by defts National Auto Credit & Davida S. Howard to reassign case to Judge White as related to case 1:98cv264. [9-1] (issued on 4/27/98) (1 pg) Judge George W. White, Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley (js) [Entry date 04/28/98] [1:98cv714] 5/4/98 19 DECLARATION by Sheldon L Albert in opp to motion by non-pty Weiser Group to supplement proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl [15-1] ( 8 pgs) (js) [Entry date 05/05/98] [1:98cv714] 5/4/98 20 MEMORANDUM by non pty Steiner Group in further supp of motion by non-pty Steiner Group to strike the mot of Weiser Group to suppl proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl [16-1] ( 14 pgs) (js) [Entry date 05/05/98] [1:98cv714] 5/4/98 21 DECLARATION by Robert I Harwood in further supp of motion by non-pty Steiner Group to strike the mot of Weiser Group to suppl proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl [16-1] ( 41 pgs) (js) [Entry date 05/05/98] [1:98cv714] 5/4/98 22 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMO by Weiser Group in supp of mot by Weiser Group for appt of lead pltfs & lead pltfs cnsl. [6-1] ( 12 pgs) (js) [Entry date 05/05/98] [1:98cv714] 5/26/98 23 ORDER granting motion by non pty Steiner Group to consolidate case 1:98cv714 w/ 1:98cv264, 1:98cv295, 1:98cv301, 1:98cv356, 1:98cv375, 1:98cv406, 1:98cv419, 1:98cv431, 1:98cv457 & 1:98cv462 [5-1] (issued on 5/26/98) ( 1 pg) Judge George W. White (js) [1:98cv714] 5/29/98 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER granting motion by dft Robert Bronchetti for ext of time in which to answer or otherwise plead until 6/26/98. [37-1] (issued on 6/3/98) Judge George W. White (js) [Entry date 06/03/98] [1:98cv264] 6/3/98 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER granting motion by pltf The Steiner Group to continue CMC. [16-1] (issued on 6/4/98) Judge George W. White (js) [Entry date 06/04/98] [1:98cv264] 6/4/98 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER granting motion by pltf for atty Mel E. Lifshitz to appear pro hac vice [3-1] (issued on 6/5/98) Judge George W. White (js) [Entry date 06/05/98] [1:98cv714] 7/16/98 -- ORDER granting motion by pltf for appt of lead pltfs & lead cnsl purs to sec 21D(a)(3) of Securities exchange Act of 1934 [9-1]. Mot of Weiser Group for appt of lead pltfs & approval of slection of lead cnsl is denied. granting motion by non-pty Steiner Group to strike the mot of Weiser Group to suppl proposed lead ptlfs & co-lead cnsl [22-1], striking motion by non pty Weiser Group to supplement proposed lead pltfs & co-lead cnsl [21-1] (issued on 7/16/98) ( 13 pgs) Judge George W. White (js) [Entry date 07/20/98] [1:98cv264] 7/27/98 -- MAIL Returned (ord of 7/16/98) addressed to Stephen A. Weiner, attempted not known, unable to deliver. (js) [1:98cv264] 8/19/98 -- MOTION by the Weiser Group for reconsideration of 7/20/98 decision. (51 pgs) (kv) [1:98cv264] 9/4/98 -- MEMORANDUM by lead pltfs in 1:98-cv-00264 in opp to motion by the Weiser Group for reconsideration of 7/20/98 decision. [41-1] ( 15 pgs) (js) [Entry date 09/09/98] [1:98cv264] 9/4/98 -- DECLARATION by Robert I Harwood in 1:98-cv-00264 in opp to mot of Weiser Group for reconsideration of 7/20/98 decision. [41-1] [42-1] ( 76 pgs) (js) [Entry date 09/09/98] [1:98cv264] 9/4/98 -- CERTIFICATE by lead pltf in 1:98-cv-00264 of memo in opp to Weiser Group's mot for recon & decl of Robert I. Harwod in opp to Weiser Group's mot for recon. ( 8 pgs) (js) [Entry date 09/09/98] [1:98cv264] 11/9/98 -- ORDER: denying motion by the Weiser Group for reconsideration of 7/20/98 decision. [41-1] (issued on 11/9/98) ( 6 pgs) Judge George W. White (vk) [Entry date 11/10/98] [1:98cv264] 11/9/98 -- STIPULATION and ORDER: by all partie that cases are consolidated and short caption of consol action shall be "In re: National Auto Credit Securities Litgation" and every case shall bear that caption. Lead pltfs shall srv defts a single, consol, amd class action cmp w/i 30 days of this entry. Deft have 45 days to ans or otherwise move. Pltfs have 30 days to oppose defts' mot to dism, deft have 15 days to reply. all disc is stayed until the date by which defts' must ans or resp, If at such time, deft move to dism consol amd class act cmp, then all disc shall continue to be stayed. (issued on 11/9/98) ( 7 pgs) Judge George W. White (vk) [Entry date 11/10/98] [1:98cv264] 12/9/98 -- AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiffs [1-1] (63 pgs) (vk) [1:98cv264] 1/11/99 -- MOTION by defendants, Noah T Herndon ,Per E Hoel for attorney Stephen A. Weiner to appear pro hac vice ( 3 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 01/12/99] [1:98cv264] 1/19/99 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER: granting dfts Hoel and Herndon's mtn for atty Stephen A. Weiner to appear pro hac vice [48-1] (issued on 1/20/99) Judge George W. White (ej) [Entry date 01/20/99] [1:98cv264] 2/8/99 -- MOTION by pltfs for class certification purs to Rule 23 of FRCP ( 24pgs+13exh pgs) (rs) [Entry date 02/09/99] [1:98cv264] 2/8/99 -- NOTICE by pltf(s) in ea case 1:98-cv-00264, 1:98-cv-00295, 1:98-cv-00301, 1:98-cv-00356, 1:98-cv-00375, 1:98-cv-00406, 1:98-cv-00419, 1:98-cv-00431, 1:98-cv-00457, 1:98-cv-00462, 1:98-cv-00714 of change of address for the law firm of Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz ( 10 pgs) (ej) [Entry date 02/09/99] [1:98cv264 1:98cv295 1:98cv301 1:98cv356 1:98cv375 1:98cv406 1:98cv419 1:98cv431 1:98cv457 1:98cv462 1:98cv714] 2/8/99 24 ORDER purs to General Order 99-18 this case has been randomly reassigned and is transferred to the docket of Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. (issd 2/10/99) (1 pg) Judge George W. White (kv) [Entry date 02/10/99] [1:98cv714] 2/8/99 -- ORDER purs to General Order 99-18 this case has been randomly reassigned and is transferred to the docket of Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. (issd 2/10/99) (1 pg) Judge George W. White (kv) [Entry date 02/10/99] [1:98cv264] 4/15/99 -- REPLY by plaintiff to response to motion by pltfs for class certification purs to Rule 23 of FRCP [56-1] ( 31 pgs) (vk) [1:98cv264] 4/27/99 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER granting mot by defts for an ext of time until 5/11/99 to reply to pltfs' brf in opp to defts' mots to dism the consolidated amd cmp [70-1]. (issd 4/27/99) Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. (kv) [1:98cv264] 5/13/99 -- SUGGESTION OF DEATH of defendant Noah T Herndon in 1:98cv264. ( 2 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 05/14/99] [1:98cv264] 5/21/99 -- MARGINAL ENTRY ORDER: granting motion by dfts for ext of time until 6/1/99 to rply to brief in opp to motion to dism [72-1] (issued on 5/25/99) Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. (vk) [Entry date 05/25/99] [1:98cv264] 6/1/99 -- REPLY by defendant Davida S Howard to response to motion to dism amd class action cmp [50-1] ( 17 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 06/02/99] [1:98cv264] 6/1/99 -- REPLY by defendant Sam J Frankino to response to motion to dismiss [51-1] ( 2 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 06/02/99] [1:98cv264] 6/1/99 -- REPLY by defendant National Auto Credit to response to motion to dism the consolidated amd class action complt [52-1] ( 20 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 06/02/99] [1:98cv264] 6/18/99 25 ORDER OF REFERENCE: Case referred to Mag. Judge Patricia A. Hemann purs to LR 72.1; Mag. Judge Hemann shall supervise all pretrial matters and prepare a R&R on pending motions (issued on 6/18/99) (1 pg) Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. [EOD Date: 6/21/99] (rs) [Entry date 06/21/99] [1:98cv295 1:98cv301 1:98cv356 1:98cv375 1:98cv406 1:98cv419 1:98cv431 1:98cv462 1:98cv714] 8/9/99 -- MOTION by defendant Robert J Bronchetti to strike pltfs' resp to supple memo of authority of Bronchetti ( 3 pgs) (vk) [Entry date 08/10/99] [1:98cv264] 8/18/99 -- MOTION by defendant Noah T Herndon in 1:98-cv-00264 to dismiss w/memo in support ( 9 pgs) (vk) [1:98cv264] 8/26/99 -- MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in 1:98-cv-00264 in opposition to motion to strike pltfs' resp to supple memo of authority of Bronchetti [82-1] ( 20 pgs) (vk) [1:98cv264] [END OF DOCKET: 1:98cv714]