Reynolds v. Behrman Capital IV L.P., et al
Plaintiff: Thomas E. Reynolds
Defendant: Behrman Capital IV L.P., AXA Primary Fund America IV LP, AXA Private Capital I, LP, Core Americas/Global Holdings, LP, Global Fund Partners II, LP, Metlife Insurance Company of Connecticut, Partners Group Direct Investments 2006, LP, Partners Group Global Opportunities Subholding Limited, PE Holding USD GMBH, Portfolio Advisors Secondary Fund, LP, Stepstone Private Equity Partners III Cayman Holdings, LP, Stepstone Private Equity Partners III, LP, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Iceland, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, ASF III Blue Note Limited, Behrman Brothers IV L.L.C., Amanda Zeitlin, Greg M. Behrman, Gregory J. Chiate, Gary Dieber, Douglas E. Behrman Trust, Mark V. Grimes, Kimberly B. Behrman Trust, Simon Lonergan, William M. Matthes, Michael Rappaport, Pradyut Shah, Jeffrey S. Wu, Midcap Financial SBIC, LP, Behrman Brothers Management Corporation and Mintz ,Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Case Number: 2:2018cv00514
Filed: March 30, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Office: Southern Office
County: Jefferson
Presiding Judge: Virginia Emerson Hopkins
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31 U.S.C. ยง 3729
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 273 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants' motion 226 . The court DENIES the motion to exclude Mr. Haney's and Mr. Kearns' opinions because Mr. Reynolds has carried his burden of showing the admissibility of their testimony. The court GRANTS the motion to exclude Mr. Boyd's opinions because he is not qualified to offer them and he did not use any reliable methodology to reach them. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 08/22/2023. (RMM) Modified on 8/22/2023 (RMM).
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 164 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - The court DENIES the Fund IV Defendants' motion to dismiss this case. The court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Mr. Reynolds' motion to file a second amended complaint. The court DENIES the motion with respe ct to the addition of the Foreign Limited Partners, but otherwise GRANTS the motion. Before filing the second amended complaint on the docket, Mr. Reynolds must remove the Foreign Limited Partners as defendants. He must file the corrected second amen ded complaint on the docket on or before January 21, 2022. Given the procedural history of this case, the parties have not yet filed a report of parties planning, as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). the court DIRECTS the parties to confer and file their Rule 26 report on or before February 1, 2022. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 1/18/2022. (KEK)
September 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 138 MEMORANDUM OPINION - The court WILL GRANT the motion to dismiss the amended complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, and WILL DISMISS the amended complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The court WILL DENY Mr. Reynolds' motion to transfer venue. The court will enter a separate order consistent with this opinion. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 9/3/2019. (KEK)
February 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 107 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 2/11/2019. (TLM, )
September 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 77 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Mr. Reynolds' motion to remand or abstain, or in the alternative, to refer to the bankruptcy court 26 . The court SEVERS this case into three cases: (1) Counts One through Seven; (2) Counts Eight through Ten; and (3) Counts Eleven through Thirteen. The court GRANTS the motion to remand Counts Eight through Ten and REMANDS those counts to the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The court DENIES the motion to remand Counts One through Seven and Eleven through Thirteen, DENIES the motion to abstain from considering Counts One through Seven and Eleven through Thirteen, and DENIES the motion to refer Counts One through Seven and Eleven through Thirteen to the ba nkruptcy court. The court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to keep Counts One through Seven under this civil action number and to create a new civil action number for Counts Eleven through Thirteen, with the new action assigned directly to the undersigned. The court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to file Mintz Levin's motion to dismiss 30 in the newly created civil action number, and to term the same on this case's docket. Signed by Judge Annemarie Carney Axon on 9/6/18. (SAC )
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Plaintiff: Thomas E. Reynolds
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Bill D Bensinger
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
Represented By: Andrew Devore
Represented By: Jonathan W Macklem
Represented By: Richard E Smith
Represented By: Daniel D Sparks
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Defendant: Behrman Capital IV L.P.
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
Represented By: Andrew Devore
Represented By: John A Earnhardt
Represented By: Evan P Moltz
Represented By: Ryan D Thompson
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Defendant: AXA Primary Fund America IV LP
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
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Defendant: AXA Private Capital I, LP
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
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Defendant: Core Americas/Global Holdings, LP
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Global Fund Partners II, LP
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Defendant: Metlife Insurance Company of Connecticut
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Defendant: Partners Group Direct Investments 2006, LP
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Defendant: Partners Group Global Opportunities Subholding Limited
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Defendant: PE Holding USD GMBH
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Defendant: Portfolio Advisors Secondary Fund, LP
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Defendant: Stepstone Private Equity Partners III Cayman Holdings, LP
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Stepstone Private Equity Partners III, LP
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Defendant: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Iceland
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Defendant: Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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Defendant: ASF III Blue Note Limited
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Defendant: Behrman Brothers IV L.L.C.
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Amanda Zeitlin
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Defendant: Greg M. Behrman
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Defendant: Gregory J. Chiate
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Defendant: Gary Dieber
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Defendant: Douglas E. Behrman Trust
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Defendant: Mark V. Grimes
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Defendant: Kimberly B. Behrman Trust
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Simon Lonergan
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Defendant: William M. Matthes
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Michael Rappaport
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Pradyut Shah
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
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Defendant: Jeffrey S. Wu
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
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Defendant: Midcap Financial SBIC, LP
Represented By: Larry B Childs
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Defendant: Behrman Brothers Management Corporation
Represented By: Richard D Batchelder
Represented By: Gregory L Demers
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Defendant: Mintz ,Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Represented By: Brian Dunphy
Represented By: Samuel H Franklin
Represented By: Michael S Gardener
Represented By: Wesley B Gilchrist
Represented By: Amie Adelia Vague
Represented By: Adrienne K Walker
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