Owens v. FirstEnergy Corp. et al
Diane Owens and CalPERS |
K. Jon Taylor, Charles E. Jones, Steven E. Strah, FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Michael Dowling, Santander Investment Securities, Steven J. Demetriou, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Jerry Sue Thornton, Jason Lisowski, Barclays Capital Inc., Christopher D. Pappas, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., John Judge, Dennis Chack, Donald T. Misheff, George Smart, Robert Reffner, Julia Johnson, Leila Vespoli, Morgan Stanley & Co, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Michael J. Anderson, BoFa Securities, Inc., Leslie Turner, Thomas N Mitchell, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Luis A. Reyes, Sandra Pianalto, James F. O'Neil, III, CIBC World Markets Corp., Donald Schneider, donald misheff, Paul T. Addison, Ty Pine and RBC Capital Markets, LLC |
IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS, The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, James J Durrett, Jr., State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Samuel Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO) |
Partners for Progress Inc., MFS Heritage Trust Company, MFS Investment Management Company (LUX), S.a.r.l, MFS Meridian Funds, MFS Series Trust I, MFS Series Trust IV, MFS Series Trust V, MFS Series Trust VI, MFS Series Trust X, MFS Series Trust XI, MFS Series Trust XV, MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II, MFS Variable Insurance Trust III, Brighthouse Funds - MFS Total Return Portfolio, Brighthouse Funds II - MFS Value Portfolio, Energy Harbor, Attorney Shawn K. Judge and Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah |
Shawn K Judge |
2:2020cv03785 |
July 28, 2020 |
US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
Kimberly A Jolson |
Algenon L Marbley |
Securities/Commodities |
Both |
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Filing 552 MOTION for Protective Order to Stay or Limit the November 7-8, 2023 Deposition of Non-Party Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah by Interested Party Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lape, Marcella) |
Filing 551 NOTICE of Appearance by Marcella Lape for Interested Parties Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah, Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lape, Marcella) |
Filing 550 STATUS REPORT SUBMISSION RE QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 STATUS CONFERENCE by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Hilary M. Williams, #2 Exhibit Exhibits 1-9) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 549 Supplemental Memorandum Supporting re (489 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 228 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Compel [The Moving Parties' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigation] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Jason A. Forge in support thereof, #2 Exhibit 21-23) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 548 STATUS REPORT [Supplemental Position Statement] by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 547 STATUS REPORT re Joint Discovery Status Report by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Dennis Chack, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Leila Vespoli, donald misheff, Interested Parties Brighthouse Funds - MFS Total Return Portfolio, Brighthouse Funds II - MFS Value Portfolio, Energy Harbor, Shawn K. Judge, MFS Heritage Trust Company, MFS Investment Management Company (LUX), S.a.r.l, MFS Meridian Funds, MFS Series Trust I, MFS Series Trust IV, MFS Series Trust V, MFS Series Trust VI, MFS Series Trust X, MFS Series Trust XI, MFS Series Trust XV, MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II, MFS Variable Insurance Trust III, Partners for Progress Inc., Movants James J Durrett, Jr, IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Samuel Randazzo, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO), The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, Special Master Shawn K Judge, Unknown McNees Wallace & Nurick. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 546 NOTICE of Appearance by Emily Jane Taft for Defendant John Judge (Taft, Emily) |
Filing 545 ORDER: Given the appointment of a Special Master, the Court VACATES the procedure previously adopted for resolving discovery disputes in this litigation (Doc. 333 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) so that the Special Master may adopt his own procedures for resolving disputes among the parties. The parties are no longer obligated to submit regular status reports before the Court, and there will be no future presumptive status conferences before Judge Jolson. The court VACATES the in-person status conference set for Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 11:00am, but notes that the Special Master intends to hold a conference with the parties using an online platform at that time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 9/19/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 544 STATUS REPORT [Joint Discovery Status Report] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1-15 (Placeholders for Exs. 2 and 6-10)) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 543 NOTATION ORDER granting #542 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Eric W. Sitarchuk as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on September 18, 2023. (jlk) |
Filing 542 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9602905) of Eric Sitarchuk( Responses due by 10/10/2023) by Defendant Dennis Chack. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 541 ORDER Appointing Shawn K. Judge as Special Master. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 9/12/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 540 NOTATION ORDER granting #538 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Beth Newton as co-counsel; granting #539 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Nicholas F. Menillo as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on September 8, 2023. (jlk) |
Filing 539 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9589082) of Nicholas F. Menillo by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 538 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9589054) of Beth D. Newton by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 537 AFFIDAVIT re (534 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order,, (FED. R. CIV. P. 53(b)(3)(A) AFFIDAVIT OF SHAWN K. JUDGE REGARDING DISQUALIFICATION AS SPECIAL MASTER AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Interested Party Shawn K. Judge. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Judge, Shawn) |
Filing 536 ORDER re (251 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 535 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Status Report: The Court VACATES the hearing set for 8/31/2023. The Court EXTENDS the deadline for Shawn Judge to submit his affidavits disclosing whether there is any ground for disqualification under 28 U.S.C. 455 and agreeing to be bound by the governing Amended Stipulated Protective Order in this case until 9/6/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/30/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (er) |
Filing 535 STATUS REPORT - Discovery by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Exhibits, #3 Exhibit Placeholder) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 534 ORDER DIRECTING Mr. Judge to file an affidavit by August 30, 2023, disclosing whether there is any ground for disqualification under 28 U.S.C. 455. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(a)(2). Additionally, DIRECTING him to file an affidavit agreeing to be bound by the governing Amended Stipulated Protective Order in this case. (Doc. 411). The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order, as well as a copy of the Amended Stipulated Protective Order (Doc. 411), to Mr. Judge by email. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 8/23/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 533 NOTATION ORDER granting (532) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Anthony M. Durkin in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; granting (248) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Anthony M. Durkin in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Co-counsel are directed to register for e-filing through PACER if they have not already done so. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/14/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (ds) |
Filing 532 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9552436) of Anthony M. Durkin by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 531 Response re #528 Order on Motion for Protective Order,,,, Submission re Statements in Def. Dowling's Motion for Protective Order by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 530 NOTICE by Defendant Charles E. Jones re #489 MOTION to Compel [The Moving Parties' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigation] Charles Jones and Michael Dowling's Supplemental Statement in Support of Motion to Compel (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 529 REPLY to Response to Motion re (489 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 228 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Compel [The Moving Parties' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigation] [Reply in Further Support of Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigations] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Jason A. Forge in support thereof, #2 Exhibit 12-20) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 528 ORDER granting (525) in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, (243) in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ Motion for Protective Order. Dowling is ORDERED to sit for his deposition between October 6 and 20, 2023. This window will not be further delayed. To ensure that the outstanding discovery production is expeditious, the Court will enforce the presumptive production deadlines FirstEnergy has provided to Dowling. (Doc. #525 -5). FirstEnergy is ORDERED to produce the relevant documents from Dowling's custodial file on or before August 31, 2023, and the contents of his iPhone and iPad devices on or before September 15, 2023. Further, to the extent Dowling has represented that discussions with FirstEnergy about privilege may impact his deposition (Doc. #525 at 45), Dowling and FirstEnergy must urgently resolve those issues - failure to do so will not serve as a basis for further delaying this deposition. The Court VACATES the hearing set for August 10, 2023, at 11:00am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/9/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 527 RESPONSE in Opposition re (243 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 525 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION for Protective Order and Oral Argument Requested (Redacted) [Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant Michael Dowling's Mislabeled Motion for Protective Order] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Jason A. Forge in support thereof, #2 Exhibit 1) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 526 Response re (523 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Notice (Other), [Plaintiffs' Response to Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. Notice of Supplemental Production] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Rachel A. Cocalis in support thereof, #2 Exhibit 21-23) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 525 MOTION for Protective Order and Oral Argument Requested (Redacted) by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 524 STATUS REPORT [Joint Discovery Status Report] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 523 NOTICE by Movants Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO) re #496 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Compliance with the Courts April 5, 2023 Order from Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc., #521 Reply to Response to Motion,, #514 Response in Opposition to Motion, #516 Response in Opposition to Motion, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 522 Transcript of Status Conference Proceedings held on 7/20/2023, before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. Court Reporter/Transcriber Lahana DuFour, Telephone number 614-719-3286. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 5 business days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the party's intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov (Forms - Electronic Availability of Transcripts). Please read this policy carefully. For a complete copy of a transcript, please contact the Court Reporter or the Clerk's Office.. Redaction Request due 8/28/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/7/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/6/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (DuFour, Lahana) |
Filing 521 REPLY to Response to Motion re (496 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 231 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Compel Discovery and Compliance with the Courts April 5, 2023 Order from Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Rachel A. Cocalis, #2 Exhibit 9-20 [Redacted]) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 520 STATUS REPORT Special Master Joint Submission by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Dennis Chack, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Leila Vespoli, donald misheff, Interested Parties Brighthouse Funds - MFS Total Return Portfolio, Brighthouse Funds II - MFS Value Portfolio, Energy Harbor, MFS Heritage Trust Company, MFS Investment Management Company (LUX), S.a.r.l, MFS Meridian Funds, MFS Series Trust I, MFS Series Trust IV, MFS Series Trust V, MFS Series Trust VI, MFS Series Trust X, MFS Series Trust XI, MFS Series Trust XV, MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II, MFS Variable Insurance Trust III, Partners for Progress Inc., Movants James J Durrett, Jr, IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Samuel Randazzo, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO), The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, Unknown McNees Wallace & Nurick. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 519 NOTATION ORDER: The Court understands that the parties intend to submit a proposed order appointing a discovery special master for the Court's consideration by August 4, 2023. The Court correspondingly EXTENDS the deadline to submit potential special master candidates to August 4, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/2/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 518 NOTICE of Appearance by Roger Philip Sugarman for Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO) (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 517 ORDER granting (513) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Steve Michael Jodlowski terminated in case 2:20-cv-3785-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/31/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (sem) |
Filing 516 RESPONSE in Opposition to #496 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Compliance with the Courts April 5, 2023 Order from Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. filed by Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO). ***REFILING of Doc #514 . The original document contained an identifier which restricted the earlier the document. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit) (er) |
Filing 515 REPLY to Response to Motion re (491 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 229 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Compel Discovery from Non-Party Energy Harbor [Redacted] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Kevin S. Sciarani, #2 Exhibit 37-49 [Redacted]) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 514 RESPONSE in Opposition re #496 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Compliance with the Courts April 5, 2023 Order from Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. filed by Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO). (Attachments: #1 Affidavit) (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 513 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Steven M. Jodlowski ( Responses due by 8/18/2023) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 512 NOTATION ORDER: Via email to the Court, the parties request additional time to suggest candidates for special master. This request is GRANTED. The deadline to submit potential special master candidates pursuant to the Court's Order (Doc. #502 ) is EXTENDED to August 1, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/28/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 511 AFFIDAVIT re #510 Response to Motion to Compel Discovery by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Exhibit) (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 510 RESPONSE to Motion re #489 MOTION to Compel [The Moving Parties' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigation] filed by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 509 NOTATION ORDER granting #505 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Amy Mohamed Elsayed as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/25/2023. (jlk) |
Filing 508 NOTATION ORDER granting #504 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Tamer Chibli Mallat as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on July 25, 2023. (jlk) |
Filing 507 NOTATION ORDER granting #503 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Matthew L. Mazur as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on July 25, 2023. (jlk) |
Filing 506 RESPONSE in Opposition re #491 MOTION to Compel Discovery from Non-Party Energy Harbor filed by Interested Party Energy Harbor. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Jonathan Streeter, #2 Exhibit Rick Giannantonio Declaration) (Little, Marion) |
Filing 505 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9518843) of AMY ELSAYED by Interested Party Energy Harbor. (Little, Marion) |
Filing 504 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9518841) of TAMER MALLAT by Interested Party Energy Harbor. (Little, Marion) |
Filing 503 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9518839) of MATTHEW L. MAZUR by Interested Party Energy Harbor. (Little, Marion) |
Filing 502 ORDER memorializing the 7/20/2023 Status Conference re the appointment of a special master. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/20/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson: Status Conference held on 7/20/2023. (Court Reporter: Lahana DuFour) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 501 STATUS REPORT [Discovery Conference Status Report] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 500 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey R Corcoran for Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO) (Corcoran, Jeffrey) |
Filing 499 NOTATION ORDER granting Motion to Excuse Attendance (Doc. #497 ). The Motion is granted with the understanding that Hannah M. Smith is adequately prepared to represent the interests of Dowling in this matter. If this is not the case, the hearing will be rescheduled with costs assessed against Dowling. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/18/2023. (kk2) |
Filing 498 STATUS REPORT by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Israel, Rachael) |
Filing 497 MOTION to Excuse Attendance of Trial Attorney at July 20, 2023 Discovery Status Conference by Defendant Michael Dowling. (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 496 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Compliance with the Courts April 5, 2023 Order from Non-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. ( Responses due by 8/4/2023) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof [Redacted], #2 Affidavit of Rachel A. Cocalis, #3 Exhibit 1-8 [Redacted], #4 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 495 NOTICE of Change of Address by Andrew Paul Guran (Guran, Andrew) |
Filing 494 NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel - Andrew Paul Guran substituting for Victor A. Walton, Jr. as to Defendant John Judge. (Guran, Andrew) |
Filing 493 NOTATION ORDER granting Motion to Excuse Attendance (Doc. #492 ). The Motion is granted with the understanding that David M.J. Rein and Tasha N. Thompson are adequately prepared to represent the interests of FirstEnergy in this matter. If this is not the case, the hearing will be rescheduled with costs assessed against FirstEnergy. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/13/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 492 MOTION to Excuse Attendance of Trial Attorney at July 20, 2023 Discovery Status Conference by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 491 MOTION to Compel Discovery from Non-Party Energy Harbor ( Responses due by 7/28/2023) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in support thereof, #2 Affidavit of Kevin S. Sciarani, #3 Exhibit 1-36 [Redacted], #4 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 490 NOTATION ORDER granting #488 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Emilie E. O'Toole. Co-counsel are directed to register for e-filing through PACER if they have not already done so. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/6/23. (ds) |
Filing 489 MOTION to Compel [The Moving Parties' Motion to Compel Discovery Regarding FirstEnergy's Internal Investigation] ( Responses due by 7/21/2023) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in support thereof, #2 Affidavit of Jason A. Forge, #3 Exhibit - 1-3 [Placeholder]; 4; 5-11[Placeholder], #4 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 488 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9491837) of Emilie E. O'Toole by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Del Grosso, Lisa) |
Filing 487 NOTATION ORDER granting #486 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan Streeter. Co-counsel are directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have already done so. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/30/23. (ds) |
Filing 486 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9489327) of Jonathan Streeter by Interested Party Energy Harbor. (Little, Marion) |
Filing 485 NOTICE of Appearance by Marion H Little for Interested Party Energy Harbor (Little, Marion) |
Filing 484 Notice of Deficiency re: The submitted certificate is not from the highest court of a State. Related Document: #483 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9487378) of Emilie E. O'Toole filed by Robert Reffner. Deficiency Deadline by 7/13/2023. (jlk) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/29/2023: #1 Notice) (jlk). |
Filing 483 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9487378) of Emilie E. O'Toole( Responses due by 7/19/2023) by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Good Standing Certificate) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 482 NOTATION ORDER: Plaintiffs and Energy Harbor have brought two disputes before the Court in the latest joint status report. Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to file a motion to compel regarding these disputes as soon as is practicable. Energy Harbor's response in opposition due fourteen days after Plaintiffs file the motion to compel. Reply due seven days thereafter. The Court VACATES the hearing set for June 29, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/27/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 481 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report [Redacted] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 480 NOTATION ORDER granting #479 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Thomas E Egler. Co-counsel are directed to register for e-filing through PACER if they have not already done so. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/26/23. (ds) |
Filing 479 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9477866) of Thomas E. Egler by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 478 NOTATION ORDER: The parties raised several outstanding discovery disputes in their latest joint status report. (Doc. #477 ). As such, Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to file a motion to compel if they are unable to resolve the remaining issues. Responses in opposition are due fourteen days after Plaintiffs file the motion to compel. Reply due seven days thereafter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/20/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 477 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Concerning Samuel Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc.'s Document Production [Redacted] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Exhibit Index; Exhibits 1-3; and Randazzo Exhibit A [placeholders]) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 476 NOTATION ORDER issued in that no active disputes were raised in the recent joint status report. Accordingly, the Court VACATES the hearing set for June 8, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/6/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (sem) |
Filing 475 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 474 ORDER granting (473) in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ & (220) in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, Parties' Joint Unopposed Motion and Stipulation Regarding Briefing Schedule for the Parties' Privilege Disputes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/5/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (er) |
Filing 473 STIPULATION and Unopposed Joint Motion Regarding Briefing Schedule for Parties Privilege Disputes by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified event on 6/5/2023 (er). |
Filing 472 ORDER granting (471) in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, (218) in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Shanaye Y. Carvajal terminated as counsel for the Underwriter Defendants. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/2/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 471 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Shanaye Carvajal ( Responses due by 6/22/2023) by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Bloomfield, David) |
Filing 470 ORDER: Randazzo and SFAO are ORDERED to provide the search terms, protocol, and methodology previously provided to the Court to Plaintiffs on or before 6/2/2023. The parties are ORDERED to file a Joint Status Report by 6/16/2023 updating the Court on the progress of their conferral and which disputes remain at an impasse (if any). Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/31/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 469 Response re #468 Response (non motion), by Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO). (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 468 Response re (465 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Affidavit, (464 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Affidavit Request to Consider Plaintiffs' Response in Tandem with, and Provide Access to, Any in Camera Submission on Behalf of Third-Parties Samuel C. Randazzo and Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio Inc. by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 467 NOTATION ORDER: In his recent declaration, Roger P. Sugarman requests that he be allowed to submit the search terms, protocol, and methodology employed on behalf of his client to the Court for in camera inspection. That request is GRANTED, and he shall submit those materials to jolson_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov within three days of the date of this Notation Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/25/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 466 NOTATION ORDER granting Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate Jordan M. Baumann, Elizabeth Benshoff, Katherine T. Berger, Marjorie P. Duffy, Robert Stephen Faxon, Shalini Beth Goyal, M. Ryan Harmanis, Corey Anthony Lee, Adrienne Marie Ferraro Mueller, Geoffrey J. Ritts, and Scott B. Scheinberg as counsel for Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. The Clerk is also DIRECTED to designate Thomas D. Warren as the trial attorney for Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/25/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 465 AFFIDAVIT re (460 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order Declaration of Samuel C. Randazzo by Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO). Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 464 AFFIDAVIT Declaration of Roger P. Sugarman by Unknowns Samuel Randazzo, Sustainability Funding Alliance of Ohio, Inc. (SFAO). Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Sugarman, Roger) |
Filing 463 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney as Counsel for Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. and Substitution of Trial Counsel by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 462 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas David Warren for Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. (Warren, Thomas) |
Filing 461 OPINION AND ORDER denying (444) Motion for Protective Order in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; denying (200) Motion for Protective Order in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/19/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (er) |
Filing 460 ORDER vacating the hearing set for 5/18/2023. It is ORDERED that Randazzo and SFAO comply with the Court's 4/5/2023 Order and file declarations to the public docket by 5/29/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/16/2023. (er) |
Filing 459 STATUS REPORT [Joint Discovery Status Report] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Email from R. Sugarman) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 458 ORDER granting #457 Second Unopposed Joint Motion and Stipulation to Continue Meet and Confer Efforts. Status Report due by 6/2/2023. Given the previous extensions to the case schedule and conferral deadline, the Court is disinclined to grant further extensions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/11/2023. (kk2) |
Filing 457 STIPULATION and Second Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Meet and Confer Efforts by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified filing event for statistical purposes on 5/11/2023 (kk2) |
Filing 456 OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part #420 Movants' Joint Motion to Compel. PFP must produce documents consistent with the discussion section of this Opinion and Order within fourteen days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/9/2023. (er) |
Filing 455 NOTICE of Appearance by Rachael L. Israel for Defendant Charles E. Jones Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Israel, Rachael) |
Filing 454 ORDER granting #452 Joint Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/1/2023. (er) |
Set/Reset Columbus PPTO Deadlines: Discovery (Expert) due by 4/12/2024. Discovery (Fact) due by 10/20/2023. Dispositive motions due by 5/22/2024. Primary Expert due by 11/21/2023. Rebuttal Expert due by 1/18/2024. Reply Expert due by 2/28/2024. (er) |
Filing 453 RESPONSE to Motion re #444 MOTION for Protective Order (on Behalf of Defendants Charles Jones and Michael Dowling) Defendants Charles Jones and Michael Dowling's Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order filed by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 452 STIPULATION Joint Motion and Stipulation to Continue Meet and Confer Efforts by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 [Proposed] Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) Modified event (jlk) |
Filing 451 STATUS REPORT by Defendant Michael Dowling, Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3) (Favret, John) |
Filing 450 ORDER VACATING the hearing set for 4/27/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/25/2023. (er) |
Filing 449 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 448 RESPONSE in Opposition re (200 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 444 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION for Protective Order (on Behalf of Defendants Charles Jones and Michael Dowling) filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 447 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING (445) Motion for Extension of Time. PFP shall have until May 19, 2023 to complete its supplemental production of Calfee custodial emails and associated privilege log. Further, it is the Courts understanding that the recently adopted Rule 502(d) Order in this matter may have partially or fully resolved the parties dispute regarding redacted Calfee invoices. Movants and PFP are ORDERED to submit a joint status report, on or before April 26, 2023, briefly describing how, if at all, that dispute has narrowed or resolved. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/19/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 446 ORDER construing ECF 439-1 as a Motion to Clarify, the Court GRANTS said Motion to Clarify. DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Count I as to the Non-Speaking Defendants and DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE all counts as to Defendant Ty Pine, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e). The Court further clarifies that the term, FirstEnergy Securities as used in its March 30, 2023, Opinion & Order (ECF No. 435), refers to FirstEnergy common stock and corporate debt notes trading under CUSIP numbers: 337932AK3, 337932AC1, 337932AN7, 337932AH0, 337932AL1, 337932AP2, 337932AJ6, and 337932AM9. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 4/18/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 445 MOTION for Extension of Time New date requested 5/19/2023. for Partners for Progress Inc. to Review and Produce Calfee Custodian Emails ( Responses due by 5/9/2023) by Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Email Chain Among Counsel for PFP and Movants, #2 Exhibit B - Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Chiricosta, Matthew) |
Filing 444 MOTION for Protective Order (on Behalf of Defendants Charles Jones and Michael Dowling) ( Responses due by 5/1/2023) by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of DE's Motion for Protective Order, #2 Exhibit A - March 7, 2023 Trial Transcript, #3 Exhibit B - AUSA Letter dated February 2, 2022, #4 Exhibit C - PUCO Stay, #5 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 443 NOTATION ORDER: To aid the Court in resolution of the Motion to Compel (Doc. #420 ), Partners for Progress Inc. is ORDERED to submit the 143 documents withheld for privilege to the Court for in camera review at jolson_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov by April 14, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/11/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 442 NOTATION ORDER granting #441 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Hilary M. Williams as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on April 7, 2023. (jlk) Modified text on 4/7/2023 (jlk). |
Filing 441 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9357223) of Hilary M. Williams by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 440 ORDER re (197 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 438 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ): The Court VACATES the hearing set for 4/6/2023 at 11:00am. Randazzo and SFAO are ORDERED to produce any documents regarding the $4.3 million payment within their possession, custody, or control to Class Plaintiffs. Jones and Dowling shall file a Motion for Protective Order on or before 4/17/2023; response in opposition due within 14 days after the motion is filed; Jones and Dowling's reply due within 7 days after the response is filed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/5/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (er) |
Filing 439 NOTICE by Defendants Dennis Chack, Michael Dowling, Ty Pine, Robert Reffner, Leila Vespoli Non-Speaking Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' April 3, 2023 Letter (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Plaintiffs 4-3-2023 Letter) (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 438 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report [REDACTED] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Index of Exhibits to Joint Discovery Status Report with Attached Exhibits) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 437 Transcript of Oral Argument Proceedings held on March 17, 2023, before Judge Algenon L. Marbley. Court Reporter/Transcriber Shawna J. Evans, Telephone number 614-719-3316. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 5 business days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the party's intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov (Forms - Electronic Availability of Transcripts). Please read this policy carefully. For a complete copy of a transcript, please contact the Court Reporter or the Clerk's Office.. Redaction Request due 4/24/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/4/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/3/2023. (Evans, Shawna) |
Filing 436 NOTICE by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association re (431 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order,,, Notice of Search Terms of Plaintiffs and Defendant Michael Dowling, and Non-Party Partners for Progress, Inc. for the Calfee Custodian Search (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Calfee Custodian Search Terms) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 435 ORDER granting (293) Motion to Certify Class in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ and certifies the class under subsection 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, this Court hereby appoints Lead Counsel Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as class counsel and Murray Murphy Moul + Basil LLP as liaison counsel. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 3/30/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 434 ORDER IN RESOLUTION OF DISCOVERY ISSUE PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d). Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/27/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 433 ORDER granting (432) Joint Motion and Stipulation to Vacate Briefing Schedule in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. The briefing schedule on Plaintiffs' motion to compel is vacated and the scheduling order is amended as follows: Fact Discovery due by 10/20/2023; Primary Expert due by 11/21/2023; Rebuttal Expert due by 1/18/2024; Reply Expert due by 2/28/2024; Expert Discovery due by 4/12/2024; Dispositive Motions due by 5/22/2024. Status Report re privilege dispute due by 4/28/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/27/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 432 STIPULATION and Joint Motion to Vacate Briefing Schedule and Amend Scheduling Order by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified event on 3/27/2023 (jlk). |
Filing 431 ORDER: PFP is ORDERED to employ the Movants' proposed additional search terms and bear the costs of the associated production. PFP shall produce any non-privileged documents and prepare and produce a privilege log for any withheld documents on or before 4/21/2023. PFP and Movants are ORDERED to negotiate search terms for relevant Calfee custodians and file a notice on the public docket of the agreed-upon search terms on or before 3/31/2023. PFP shall produce any non-privileged documents and prepare and produce a privilege log for any withheld documents on or before 4/21/2023. PFP is ORDERED to provide a copy of the proposed Rule 502(d) order #423 -3 to the Court at jolson_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/24/2023. (er) |
Filing 430 NOTICE by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. re (429 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 190 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) Evidentiary Hearing Providing Materials Submitted to the Court at March 17, 2023 Class Certification Hearing (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Giuffra, Robert) |
Filing 429 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley: Oral Argument on Motion to Certify Class held on 3/17/2023. (Court Reporter: Shawna Evans) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (dms) |
Filing 428 REPLY to Response to Motion re (420 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non-Party Partners for Progress Inc. [Redacted] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Moul, Geoffrey) |
Filing 427 ORDER: The Court VACATES the hearing set for March 16, 2023 at 11:00A. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/14/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (er) |
Filing 426 Response re (424 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Notice (Other) Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.'s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Moul, Geoffrey) |
Filing 425 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 424 NOTICE by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. of Supplemental Authority in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 423 RESPONSE in Opposition re (420 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non-Party Partners for Progress Inc. filed by Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Email String Among Counsel, #2 Exhibit B - Draft Joint Rule 502(d) Motion, #3 Exhibit C - Draft Proposed Rule 502(d) Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Chiricosta, Matthew) |
Filing 422 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael J. Ruttinger for Defendant Michael Dowling Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Ruttinger, Michael) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #415 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David M.J. Rein as Co-Counsel; granting #416 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kamil E. Shields as Co-Counsel; granting #417 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Robert J. Giuffra as Co-Counsel; granting #418 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Sharon L. Nelles as Co-Counsel; granting #421 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Tasha N. Thompson as Co-Counsel. Co-Counsels are directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 2/23/2023. (eh) |
Filing 421 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9283371) of Tasha N. Thompson by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 420 Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non-Party Partners for Progress Inc. by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit) (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 419 ORDER - re ( #414 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 183 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) Status Report filed by Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. No active disputes were raised in the report. The Court VACATES the hearing set for February 23, 2023, at 11:00am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 02/21/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (tla) |
Filing 418 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9279517) of Sharon L. Nelles by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 417 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9279512) of Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 416 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9279515) of Kamil R. Shields by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 415 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9279508) of David M.J. Rein by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 414 STATUS REPORT [Joint Discovery Status Report] by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 413 ORDER granting (412) Motion for Extension of Time to Continue Briefing Schedule in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 2/16/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Discovery (Expert) due by 3/9/2024; Discovery (Fact) due by 9/15/2023; Dispositive motions due by 4/17/2024; Primary Expert due by 10/17/2023; Rebuttal Expert due by 12/14/2023; Motion to Compel due by 3/31/2023 - response due by 4/4/2023 - reply due by 5/1/2023; Status Report due by 3/24/2023 Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 412 STIPULATION and Third Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Briefing Schedule and Amend Scheduling Order by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified filing event for statistical purposes on 2/16/2023 (kk2) |
Filing 411 AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 2/9/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 410 STIPULATION and Unopposed Joint Motion to Amend Stipulated Protective Order by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Amended Stipulated Protective Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified filing event for statistical purposes on 2/9/2023 (kk2) |
Filing 409 NOTICE by Defendant Donald Schneider Notice of Change of Law Firm Affiliation (O'Connor, Brian) |
Filing 408 ORDER adopting the following deadlines: the McNees Law Firm must transfer the remaining electronic materials in its control to IEU-Ohio's counsel by February 24, 2023; IEU-Ohio must complete its production to Jones by March 3, 2023. Because no other issues require immediate resolution, the Court VACATES the hearing set for February 2, 2023, at 11:00am. Plaintiffs and Dowling shall file a Motion to Compel by February 21, 2023; PFP shall file its response by March 7, 2023; Plaintiffs and Dowling may file a reply by March 14, 2023. Up and until the Motion is filed, the parties shall continue to attempt to resolve their differences. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/31/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 407 STATUS REPORT by Defendant Michael Dowling, Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PFP Log, #2 Exhibit PFP Log appended with numbers, #3 Exhibit e-mail chain between counsel for Movants and PFP) (Favret, John) |
Filing 406 STATUS REPORT [Joint Discovery Status Report] by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 405 NOTATION ORDER granting Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Clerk is DIRECTED to terminate Jason R. Meltzer, Jason J. Mendro, and William S. Scherman as counsel for Defendant Charles E. Jones. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/26/23. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 404 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Jason J. Mendro, Jason R. Meltzer, and William S. Scherman) by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Mendro, Jason) |
Filing 403 ORDER denying (402) Motion to Amend Scheduling Order in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. Non-Party Partners for Progress Inc is ORDERED to provide a privilege log to Plaintiffs and Dowling by 1/23/2023. After the log is produced, the parties are further ORDERED to confer diligently to identify and narrow any disputes on the claims of privilege. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/17/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 402 STIPULATION and Joint Motion to Amend Scheduling Order by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) Modified filing event for statistical purposes on 1/17/2023 (kk2) |
Filing 401 Supplemental Memorandum Opposing re (143 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non--Party Partners for Progress filed by Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A 12/14/22 Email from J. Favret, #2 Exhibit B 12/15/22 Letter from M. Chiricosta, #3 Exhibit C 12/16/22 Letter from D. Mitchell, #4 Exhibit D 12/21/22 Letter from M Chiricosta, #5 Exhibit E Email Chain Among Counsel for Plaintiffs and PFP, #6 Exhibit F 5/18/22 Letter from F. Berckmueller, #7 Exhibit G 6/6/22 Letter from F. Berckmueller, #8 Exhibit H FirstEnergys Deferred Prosecution Agreement) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Chiricosta, Matthew) |
Filing 400 Supplemental Memorandum Supporting re (143 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 350 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non--Party Partners for Progress [Redacted] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5 [Placeholder], #7 Exhibit 6) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 399 ORDER overruling(388)Objection to Magistrate Judge Order in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; overruling(163)Objection to Magistrate Judge Order in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. PFPs request therein to stay the Magistrate Judges Order pending resolution of their Objection is thus DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 1/10/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 398 ORDER re (397 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Status Report: No active disputes were raised, so the Court VACATES the hearing set for 1/12/2023 @ 11:00am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/10/2023. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 397 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 396 ORDER: The Court VACATES the hearing set for December 22, 2022, at 11:00am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 12/20/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (tla) |
Filing 395 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Favret, John) |
Filing 394 NOTATION ORDER granting (391) Motion for Extension of Time to File in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. Entered for statistical purposes. See #393 for document. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 12/19/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 393 ORDER: re #387 IEU-Ohio seeks an extension of time to comply with the Court's production deadline and proposes a schedule for production to which Jones has agreed. For good cause shown, the extension is GRANTED and the Court ADOPTS the joint proposed schedule. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 12/19/2022. (vb) |
Filing 392 RESPONSE to Motion re (388 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 163 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (378 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order on Motion to Compel, filed by Defendant Michael Dowling, Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 391 STATUS REPORT of Industrial Energy Users-Ohio and Defendant Charles E. Jones filed by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 390 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF DOCUMENT by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association re (154 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 371 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 389 ORDER Setting Hearing on Motion (293 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Certify Class: Motion Hearing set for 3/17/2023 01:30 PM in Courtroom 331 - Columbus before Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 12/8/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 388 Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (378 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order on Motion to Compel, ( Responses due by 12/27/2022) by Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 12.13.18 Email from D. McCarthy, #2 Exhibit B - Partners for Progress's Privilege Log) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Chiricosta, Matthew) |
Filing 387 ORDER vacating the hearing set for 12/1/2022 at 11:00am. The Court ORDERS that McNees and IEU-Ohio complete (1) the collection and transfer of all agreed-upon document sources and (2) the production of responsive hard copy documents by December 21, 2022. Jones and IEU-Ohio are ORDERED to submit a joint status report by December 14, 2022, briefly describing the progress of production. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 11/29/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Set Deadlines/Hearings: Status Report due by 12/14/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 386 STATUS REPORT of Industrial Energy Users-Ohio and Defendant Charles E. Jones by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 385 Response re (371 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Defendants Charles Jones and Michael Dowling's Opposition to Class Plaintiffs' Objection to ECF No. 368 by Defendants Michael Dowling, Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Albert G. Lin, #2 Exhibit 1 - Second Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Notice) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 384 Response re #371 Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Defendants Dennis Chack, John Judge, James Pearson, Ty Pine, Robert Reffner, Donald Schneider, and Leila Vespoli's Response to Plaintiffs' Objection to ECF No. 368 by Defendant Ty Pine. (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 383 RESPONSE in Opposition re (154 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 371 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings filed by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 382 ORDER overruling #360 Objection to Magistrate Judge Order. Class Plaintiffs request therein to stay the Aggregation Order pending resolution of their Objection is thus DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 11/21/2022. (cw) |
Filing 381 ORDER denying #379 MOTION to Strike #377 Reply to Response to Motion, #380 MOTION for Leave to File Instanter Reply in Support of Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Aggregation Order and Request to Stay Nunc Pro Tunc; granting #380 Motion for Leave to File. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 11/21/2022. (cw) |
Filing 380 MOTION for Leave to File Instanter Reply in Support of Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Aggregation Order and Request to Stay Nunc Pro Tunc by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 379 MOTION to Strike #377 Reply to Response to Motion,, by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Dennis Chack, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Ty Pine, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Leila Vespoli. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 378 OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part (350) Motion to Compel in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; (143) Motion to Compel in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 11/18/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 377 REPLY to Response to Motion re (154 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 371 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings [Class Plaintiffs Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Their Objection to the Magistrate Judges Aggregation Order and Request to Stay] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 376 ORDER granting (375) Motion for Leave to File in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 11/16/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (cw) |
Filing 375 MOTION for Leave to File Instanter Their Opposition to Class Plaintiffs' Objection to Judge Jolson's October 18, 2022 Order and Request to Stay by Interested Parties MFS Heritage Trust Company, MFS Investment Management Company (LUX), S.a.r.l, MFS Meridian Funds, MFS Series Trust I, MFS Series Trust IV, MFS Series Trust V, MFS Series Trust VI, MFS Series Trust X, MFS Series Trust XI, MFS Series Trust XV, MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II, MFS Variable Insurance Trust III, Brighthouse Funds - MFS Total Return Portfolio, Brighthouse Funds II - MFS Value Portfolio. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Direct Action Plaintiffs' Opposition to Class Plaintiffs' Objection, #2 Exhibit A-1, Declaration of Michael Miarmi) (Woods, Nicole) |
Filing 374 RESPONSE in Opposition re #360 Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (355 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order,, Class Plaintiffs Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Aggregation Order and Request to Stay Pending Resolution of Class Plaintiffs' Objection filed by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Dennis Chack, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Ty Pine, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Leila Vespoli. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 373 Response re (352 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Notice (Other), Nonspeaking Defendants Michael Dowling, Dennis Chack, and Ty Pine's Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority by Defendant Ty Pine. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 372 ORDER granting #370 Second Unopposed Joint Motion and Stipulation to Continue Briefing Schedule and Amend Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 8/11/2023. Dispositive motions due by 3/13/2024. Primary Expert due by 9/12/2023. Rebuttal Expert due by 11/9/2023. Reply expert reportsdue 12/13/2023. Expert discovery cutoff due 2/2/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 11/10/2022. (er) |
Filing 371 Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 368 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings ( Responses due by 12/1/2022) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jason A. Forge in Support Thereof, #2 Exhibit 1 - Sept. 28, 2022 email from Marjorie Duffy, #3 Exhibit 2 - Oct. 10, 2022 email from Jeremy Dunnaback, #4 Exhibit 3 - Oct. 12, 2022 email chain from Andrew C. Johnson, #5 Exhibit 4 - Oct. 24, 2022 email chain from Albert G. Lin, #6 Exhibit 5 - Nov. 2, 2022 email chain from Jason Forge, #7 Exhibit 6 - Nov. 9, 2022 email chain from Paul Helms, #8 Exhibit 7 - Nov. 9, 2022 email from Marjorie Duffy) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 370 STIPULATION and Second Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Briefing Schedule and Amend Scheduling Order by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 369 Response re #352 Notice (Other), Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 368 ORDER vacating the hearing set for November 10, 2022 @ 11:00am. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 11/9/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 367 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING Motion to Withdraw. The Clerk is DIRECTED to TERMINATE Emily M. Rector as counsel for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, and Leslie Turner. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 11/8/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 366 STATUS REPORT by Class Plaintiffs and Defendants by Defendant Ty Pine. (Attachments: #1 Class Plaintiffs' Exhibit 1 - 9-28-22 e-mail, #2 Class Plaintiffs' Exhibit 2 - 10-10-22 e-mail, #3 Class Plaintiffs' Exhibit 3 10-11-22 e-mail, #4 Class Plaintiffs' Exhibit 4 10-24-22 e-mail, #5 Class Plaintiffs' Exhibit 5 11-2-22 e-mail) (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 365 REPLY to Response to Motion re (143 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non--Party Partners for Progress filed by Defendant Michael Dowling, Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 364 NOTICE of Appearance by Shalini Beth Goyal for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Goyal, Shalini) |
Filing 363 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Benshoff for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Benshoff, Elizabeth) |
Filing 362 NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine T. Berger for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Berger, Katherine) |
Filing 361 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Emily M. Rector) by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Rector, Emily) |
Filing 360 Objection to Magistrate Judge Orderre (355 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Order,, Class Plaintiffs Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Aggregation Order and Request to Stay Pending Resolution of Class Plaintiffs' Objection ( Responses due by 11/22/2022) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof, #2 Declaration of Jason A. Forge in Support Thereof, #3 Exhibit 1 - Appendix A, #4 Exhibit 2 - Oct. 26, 2022 J. Murray Email, #5 Text of Proposed Order Granting Class Plaintiffs' Request to Stay Aggregation Order Pending Resolution of Class Plaintiffs Objection, #6 Text of Proposed Order Sustaining Class Plaintiffs' Objection to the Magistrate Judge's Aggregation Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 359 RESPONSE in Opposition re #350 Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non--Party Partners for Progress filed by Interested Party Partners for Progress Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 9/22/22 Order in LifeBio, Inc. v. Eva Garland Consulting, LLC, S.D. Ohio No. 2:21-cv-722, #2 Exhibit B - 6/28/22 Email, #3 Exhibit C - 7/28/22 Email) (Chiricosta, Matthew) |
Filing 358 ORDER re (355) in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ: If class counsel seeks resolution of the present discovery dispute, they may avail themselves of the procedure adopted in this matter for dealing with discovery disputes (Doc. 309 at 1). The Court will not depart from that procedure. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/27/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 357 ORDER : The Court understands McNees's sensitivity about the use of client information. But now, to clarify McNees's obligation and provide clear support for disclosure under Ohio Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6(b)(6), the Court ORDERS McNees to include the.pst files of the document custodians1 in the initial search of files and resulting hit report. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/26/2022. (vb) |
Filing 356 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Unknown McNees Wallace & Nurick. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Schneider, Karl) |
Filing 355 ORDER: Re #354 Only one active dispute was raised in the report. The Court now resolves the dispute and VACATES the hearing set for October 20, 2022, at 11:00am. Having considered the parties' competing proposals, and in the interest of justice and efficiency, the Court ORDERS as follows: The Court will allow up to eighteen hours for each fact deposition, divided evenly between Plaintiffs and Defendants. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/18/2022. (vb) Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/18/2022. |
Filing 354 STATUS REPORT by Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Non-Party Opt-Out Plaintiffs by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Plaintiffs' Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit - Defendants' Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit - Opt-Out Plaintiffs' Exhibit 1) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 353 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Matthew Pritchard, or another McNees representative, is ORDERED to submit legal support for its position within seven (7) days of the date of this Order. Failure to do so will result in an order requiring McNees to comply with IEU-Ohio's request. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/14/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 352 NOTICE by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association re (293 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Certify Class [Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Their Motion for Class Certification] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 351 STATUS REPORT of Industrial Energy Users-Ohio and Defendant Charles E. Jones filed by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 350 Joint MOTION to Compel of Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling to Compel Production of Documents from Non--Party Partners for Progress ( Responses due by 10/27/2022) by Defendant Michael Dowling, Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Ex.1, #3 Exhibit Ex. 2, #4 Exhibit Ex. 3, #5 Exhibit Ex. 4, #6 Exhibit Ex. 5, #7 Exhibit Ex. 6, #8 Exhibit Ex. 7, #9 Exhibit Ex. 8, #10 Exhibit Ex. 9, #11 Exhibit Ex. 10, #12 Exhibit Ex. 11, #13 Exhibit Ex. 12, #14 Exhibit Ex. 13, #15 Exhibit Ex. 14, #16 Exhibit Ex. 15, #17 Exhibit Ex. 16, #18 Exhibit Ex. 17, #19 Exhibit Ex. 18, #20 Exhibit Ex. 19, #21 Exhibit Ex. 20, #22 Exhibit Ex. 21, #23 Exhibit Ex. 22, #24 Exhibit Ex. 23, #25 Exhibit Ex. 24, #26 Exhibit Ex. 25, #27 Exhibit Ex. 26, #28 Exhibit Ex. 27) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Favret, John) |
Filing 349 ORDER - Jones and IEU-Ohio are ORDERED to submit a joint status report within seven (7) days of the date of this Order, in which, if there is still disagreement, each side should propose alternatives to allow for the immediate progress of discovery. Given that the parties are being allotted additional time to confer, the telephonic status conference set for October 6, 2022 is VACATED. The Court appreciates that the parties seek clarity on their disputes and will consider setting an in-person hearing to quickly rule on their disputes, if judicial resolution is necessary after the submission of the joint status report. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/4/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 348 STATUS REPORT of Industrial Energy Users-Ohio and Defendant Charles E. Jones filed by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Meet-and-Confer Tracking Chart) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 347 NOTATION ORDER granting (345) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Shanaye Y. Carvajal in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on September 30, 2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jlk) |
Filing 346 REPLY to Response to Motion re (293 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Certify Class [Plaintiffs' Reply in Further Support of Motion for Class Certification] filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Hillary B. Stakem in Support of Plaintiffs' Reply in Further Support of Motion for Class Certification, #2 Exhibit H - Expert Rebuttal Report of Cynthia L. Jones, CFA, #3 Exhibit I - Expert Rebuttal Report of W. Scott Dalrymple, CFA, #4 Exhibit J - FE_CIV_SEC_0588238-45, #5 Exhibit K - FE_CIV_SEC_0588232-37, #6 Exhibit L - Brad Duff Depo Tr., #7 Exhibit M - Eleanor Innes Depo Tr., #8 Exhibit N - Esmeralda del Bosque Depo Tr., #9 Exhibit O - John Schmitt Depo Tr., #10 Exhibit P - Jennifer Marietta-Westberg, Ph.D. Depo Tr., #11 Text of Proposed Order [Revised Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 345 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9068240) of Shanaye Y. Carajal by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing - Shanaye Carvajal) (Bloomfield, David) |
Filing 344 ORDER - The in-person discovery hearing set for 9/29/22 is VACATED. Defendant Jones and third-party IEU-Ohio are ORDERED to submit a joint status report on or before October 3, 2022, updating the Court on the progress of their dispute. If the parties have not reached agreement regarding the subpoena production, the Court will hold a telephonic status conference with the disputing parties, on October 6, 2022, at 11:00am, in order to set a briefing schedule on the dispute. Counsel for the disputing parties shall call 1-888-684-8852 to participate in the telephone conference. The conference access code is 3189690 and the security code is 3785. No other party is required to appear. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 9/27/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 343 NOTATION ORDER: The parties came before the Court to discuss a briefing schedule for the dispute outlined in their recent status report (Doc. #337 ). The Court SETS the schedule as follows: Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling must file their Motions to Compel by 10/6/2022; Partners for Progress shall file one response to both motions within twenty-one (21) days of both motions being filed; Plaintiffs and Defendant Dowling shall have ten (10) days to reply thereafter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 9/26/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 342 STATUS REPORT Joint Discovery Status Report by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 341 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson: Status Conference held on 9/26/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 340 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding Update to Substantial Completion of Document Production by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 339 RESPONSE in Opposition re #293 MOTION to Certify Class (unredacted version of ECF 327) filed by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Geoffrey J. Ritts, #2 Exhibit A - 7.12.22 Email, #3 Exhibit B - Dalrymple Deposition Transcript, #4 Exhibit C - Jones Deposition Transcript (with redaction), #5 Exhibit D - Dr. Marietta-Westberg Expert Report, #6 Exhibit E - LACERA Deposition Transcript, #7 Exhibit F - Wisconsin Deposition Transcript, #8 Exhibit G - Irving Deposition Transcript, #9 Exhibit H - Amalgamated Deposition Transcript, #10 Exhibit I - 7.19.22 Email) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 338 NOTATION ORDER: Based on the Joint Status Report (Doc. #337 ), the Court SETS a telephonic status conference for 9/26/2022 at 1:00pm, at which the Court will set a briefing schedule for the dispute outlined by Lead Plaintiff, Defendant Dowling, and Partners for Progress. Counsel shall call 1-888-684-8852 to participate in the telephone conference with Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. The conference access code is 3189690 and the security code is 3785. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 9/22/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 337 STATUS REPORT by Plaintiffs, Defendant Michael J. Dowling, and Third-Party Partners for Progress by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #334 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Samantha L. Fenton as Co-Counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 09/09/2022. (tla) |
Filing 336 ORDER - Based on the Joint Status Report (Doc. #335 ), the Court does not find that an in-person status conference is immediately necessary, and VACATES the status conference set for September 8, 2022, at 11:00am. Lead Plaintiff, Defendant Dowling, and Partners for Progress are ORDERED to submit a joint status report on or before September 21, 2022, updating the Court on the progress of their dispute. If at that time, the parties have not reached agreement as to supplementation of the privilege log, the Court will hold a telephonic status conference to set a briefing schedule as to the threshold issue of creating a privilege log. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 9/7/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 335 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 334 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-9030145) of Samantha L. Fenton by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of good standing) (Fairweather, John) |
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson: Status Conference held on 8/22/2022. (jr) |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 9/6/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 333 OPINION AND ORDER granting (319) Motion to Compel in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; granting (122) Motion to Compel in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. is ORDERED to make available one or more corporate representatives for a second Rule 30(b)(6) deposition, for which Jones and Dowling may have the seven (7) hours for questioning contemplated by the Rule. Additionally, FirstEnergy is ORDERED to pay Jones' and Dowling's reasonable costs and expenses associated with attending the second deposition, including court reporter costs, as well as Jones' and Dowling's reasonable attorney's fees associated with preparing the instant motion. The parties are ORDERED to appear before the Court for an in-person status conference on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 11:00am in Courtroom 203. A joint status report on the progress of discovery will be due on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/19/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) Modified on 8/22/2022 to correct date for status report (jr). |
Set Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 9/6/2022. Status Conference set for 9/8/2022 @ 11:00am in Courtroom 203 - Columbus before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 332 RESPONSE to Motion re #293 MOTION to Certify Class filed by Defendants Robert Reffner, Leila Vespoli. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 331 NOTICE by Defendant Ty Pine of Joinder in Oppositions to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (ECF Nos. 327 and 328) (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 330 NOTICE by Defendant Dennis Chack Of Joinder In FirstEnergy Corp., et. al.'s (ECF Doc. #327) Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 329 NOTICE by Defendant Michael Dowling Of Joinder In FirstEnergy Corp., et. al.'s (ECF Doc. #327) Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Favret, John) |
Filing 328 RESPONSE in Opposition re (293 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Certify Class by Nonspeaking Defendants Michael Dowling, Dennis Chack, and Ty Pine filed by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Favret, John) |
Filing 327 RESPONSE in Opposition re #293 MOTION to Certify Class filed by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, Steven E. Strah, TD Securities (USA) LLC, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Geoffrey J. Ritts, #2 Exhibit A - 7.12.22 Email, #3 Exhibit B - Dalrymple Deposition Transcript, #4 Exhibit C - Jones Deposition Transcript, #5 Exhibit D - Dr. Marietta-Westberg Expert Report, #6 Exhibit E - LACERA Deposition Transcript, #7 Exhibit F - - Wisconsin Deposition Transcript, #8 Exhibit G - Irving Deposition Transcript, #9 Exhibit H - Amalgamated Deposition Transcript, #10 Exhibit I - 7.19.22 Email) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 326 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING Motion to Withdraw. The Clerk is DIRECTED to TERMINATE Zheng (Jane) He as counsel for Defendant Leila Vespoli. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/17/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 325 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney [Zheng (Jane) He] by Defendant Leila Vespoli. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (He, Jane) |
Filing 324 ORDER: The parties represent that they have reached an impasse regarding designation of documents and testimony under the protective order. They are ORDERED to submit letter briefs on their relative positions, not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages, by email to jolson_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov on or before 8/18/2022. Additionally, the Court sets a Telephone Status Conference for 8/22/2022 @ 10:30am before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/12/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 323 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 322 REPLY to Response to Motion re (319 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 122 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Compel Second Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of FirstEnergy filed by Defendants Michael Dowling, Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 321 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding Update to Substantial Completion of Document Production by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 320 RESPONSE in Opposition re #319 MOTION to Compel Second Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of FirstEnergy filed by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B) (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 319 MOTION to Compel Second Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of FirstEnergy ( Responses due by 7/29/2022) by Defendants Michael Dowling, Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Index, #2 Exhibit 1 - Deposition Transcript, #3 Exhibit 2 - FirstEnergy Script, #4 Exhibit 3 - Deposition Notice, #5 Exhibit 4 - FirstEnergy Responses and Objections to Deposition Notice, #6 Exhibit 5 - 5-3-22 Meet and Confer Correspondence, #7 Exhibit 6 - 5-3-22 Meet and Confer Topic Chart, #8 Exhibit 7 - 5-9-22 Meet and Confer Correspondence, #9 Exhibit 8 - 6-29-22 Meet and Confer Email Correspondence, #10 Exhibit 9 - 6-29-22 Meet and Confer Correspondence, #11 Exhibit 10 - JD Exhibit 4, #12 Exhibit 11 - JD Exhibit 25) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 318 ORDER granting (317) Joint Motion and Stipulation to Continue Briefing Schedule in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ. Lead Plaintiff's motion to compel due by 11/22/2022 - First Energy's response due by 12/16/2022 - Lead Plaintiff's reply due by 12/23/2022; Fact Discovery due by 6/30/2023; Primary Expert due by 8/1/2023; Rebuttal Expert due by 9/28/2023; Reply Expert due by 11/1/2023; Expert Discovery due by 12/15/2023; Dispositive Motions due by 1/22/2024; Status Report re: privilege dispute due by 11/14/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/22/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Discovery (Expert) due by 12/15/2023; Discovery (Fact) due by 6/30/2023; Primary Expert due by 8/1/2023; Rebuttal Expert due by 9/28/2023; Status Report due by 11/14/2022; Dispositive motions due by 1/22/2024; Motions to Compel due by 11/22/2022 - Responses due by 12/16/2022 - Replies due by 12/23/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 317 STIPULATION and Unopposed Joint Motion to Continue Briefing Schedule and Amend Scheduling Order by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) Modified filing event for statistical purposes on 7/22/2022 (kk2) |
Filing 316 NOTATION ORDER granting #315 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Karen Pieslak Pohlmann as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on July 20, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 315 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number BOHSDC-8958643) of Karen Pieslak Pohlmann by Defendant Dennis Chack. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 314 ORDER regarding discovery disputes: Jones and Dowling's Motion to Compel due by July 22, 2022; FirstEnergy's response in opposition due by July 29, 2022; Jones and Dowling's reply due by August 3, 2022. Lead Plaintiff's Motion to Compel due by July 22, 2022; FirstEnergy's response in opposition due by July 29, 2022; Lead Plaintiff's reply due by August 3, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/15/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 313 NOTICE of Appearance by M. Ryan Harmanis for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Harmanis, M.) |
Filing 312 NOTICE of Appearance by Emily Mae Rector for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Rector, Emily) |
Filing 311 STIPULATION AND ORDER CONCERNING EXPERT DISCOVERY. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/7/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 310 STIPULATION AND ORDER BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND UNDERWRITER DEFENDANTS RELATING TO PROTOCOL FOR UNDERWRITER DEFENDANTS' PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/6/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 309 ORDER RE: PROTOCOL FOR FACT DEPOSITIONS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/6/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #308 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Andrew W. Hutton as Co-Counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 07/06/2022. (tla) |
Filing 308 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8940587) of Andrew W. Hutton by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 307 STIPULATION and proposed order between Plaintiffs and Underwriting Defendants Relating to Protocol for Underwriting Defendants' Production of Documents and ESI by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Bloomfield, David) |
Filing 306 MOTION Fact Deposition Protocol [Joint Motion for Fact Deposition Protocol] by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 305 NOTATION ORDER granting #304 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Emily S. Kimmelman as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on July 1, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 304 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8936784) of Emily S. Kimmelman by Defendant Dennis Chack. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 303 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING #302 Joint Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule. Defendants shall file their Response in opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification on or before 8/17/2022. Plaintiffs shall file their Reply in support of their Motion for Class Certification on or before 9/28/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/29/22. (jr) |
Filing 302 STIPULATION and Joint Motion to Extend Briefing Schedule for Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 301 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report filed by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Favret, John) |
Filing 300 NOTATION ORDER granting #299 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonah H. Golstein, John M. Kelley, Christopher T. Gilroy, Rachel A. Cocalis and Francis P. Karam. Co-Counsels are directed to register for e-filing through PACER if they have not already done so. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/21/22. (ds) |
Filing 299 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $1000 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8915307) of Jonah H. Goldstein, Rachel A. Cocalis, John M. Kelley, Francis P. Karam, and Christopher T. Gilroy by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Goldstein, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - Cocalis, #3 Certificate of Good Standing - Kelley, #4 Certificate of Good Standing - Karam, #5 Certificate of Good Standing - Gilroy) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 298 NOTATION ORDER granting (296) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Yiqing Shi as co-counsel; granting (297) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Andrew C. Johnson as co-counsel in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; granting (113) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Yiqing Shi as co-counsel; granting (114) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Andrew C. Johnson as co-counsel in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on June 16, 2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jlk) |
Filing 297 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8910668) of Andrew C. Johnson( Responses due by 7/5/2022) by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing-DC, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing-California) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Arnold, James) |
Filing 296 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8910641) of Yiqing Shi( Responses due by 7/5/2022) by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing-New York) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Arnold, James) |
Filing 295 PRIVILEGE LOG SUPPLEMENT TO JOINT PROTOCOL FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/10/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 294 ORDER granting #288 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Scott Scheinberg as co-counsel; granting #289 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Adrienne Ferraro Mueller as co-counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on June 10, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 293 MOTION to Certify Class by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification, #2 Declaration of Hillary B. Stakem in Support, #3 Exhibit A to Stakem Decl., #4 Exhibit B to Stakem Decl., #5 Exhibit C to Stakem Decl., #6 Exhibit D to Stakem Decl., #7 Exhibit E to Stakem Decl., #8 Exhibit F to Stakem Decl., #9 Exhibit G to Stakem Decl., #10 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 292 NOTATION ORDER granting #287 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kelsey Hughes-Blaum as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on June 6, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 291 NOTATION ORDER granting #281 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Kari Kathleen Hall is terminated as counsel for Defendant Schneider. The Clerk is DIRECTED to DESIGNATE Brian Patrick OConnor as Defendant's trial attorney. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 6/3/22. (jr) |
Filing 290 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen G Sozio for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Sozio, Stephen) |
Filing 289 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8892710) of Adrienne M. Mueller by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Affirmation, #2 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 288 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8892631) of Scott B. Scheinberg by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing fee for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kelsey- Hughes-Blaum: $ 200, receipt number AOHSDC-8892565. (Mitchell, John) Modified text on 6/2/2022 (er). |
Filing 287 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (FILING FEE DUE) of Kelsey- Hughes-Blaum by Defendant Ty Pine. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 286 ORDER granting #282 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Joshua N Shinbrot. Co-counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/27/2022. (vb) |
Filing 285 NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan P. Misny for Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (Misny, Jonathan) |
Filing 284 NOTICE of Appearance by Geoffrey J Moul for Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (Moul, Geoffrey) |
Filing 283 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian K Murphy for Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (Murphy, Brian) |
Filing 282 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8881691) of Joshua N. Shinbrot by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing (Joshua Shinbrot)) (Bloomfield, David) |
Filing 281 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 280 NOTATION ORDER granting #278 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jill Winter as co-counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on May 20, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 279 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Patrick O'Connor for Defendant Donald Schneider Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (O'Connor, Brian) |
Filing 278 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8868482) of Jill Winter by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing for DC, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 277 NOTICE by Defendant Michael Dowling of Service of Subpoena on Generation Now Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 276 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding Substantial Completion of Document Production by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 275 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael J. Zbiegien, Jr for Defendant Ty Pine (Zbiegien, Michael) |
Filing 274 ORDER: Because the parties were able to resolve their dispute regarding the deposition of Defendant Steven E Strah, the telephonic status conference set for May 11, 2022 @ 11:00am is VACATED. Further, Defendant Strah's (266) Motion for Protective Order in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ is DENIED as moot. The 30(b)(6) depositions already scheduled in this action must proceed within the bounds of the Court's previous orders. The Court will not revisit either of its prior rulings on the 30(b)(6) depositions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/11/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 273 NOTICE by Defendant Michael Dowling of Service of Subpoena on Partners for Progress Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 272 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding The Deposition Of Steven E. Strah, Allocation Of Time For 30(b)(6) Deposition Of FirstEnergy, And Discovery Going Forward by Defendants Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., Charles E. Jones, Steven E. Strah. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 271 ORDER: The Court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer to resolve the discovery dispute at hand. They are FURTHER ORDERED to join the Joint Status Report due on 5/9/2022, described by the Court's prior Order (see Doc. 259). In that report, they must describe their efforts to end their bickering. Should they fail to reach extrajudicial resolution, the Court will implement a process for managing discovery moving forward, which will include in-person hearings with counsel, cost shifting, and the appearance of the parties or deponents before the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/6/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #270 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Steven W. Pepich, X. Jay Alvarez, David W. Mitchell, Steven M. Jodlowski, and Hillary B. Stakem as Co-Counsel for Lead Plaintiff. Co-Counsels are directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 05/06/2022. (tla) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #263 and #264 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Steve Grimes and Dan K. Webb as Co-Counsel for Defendant Michael Dowling. Co-Counsels are directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. By Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 05/06/2022. (tla) |
Filing 270 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $1000 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8850939) of Steven W. Pepich, X. Jay Alvarez, David W. Mitchell, Steven M. Jodlowski, and Hillary B. Stakem by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Pepich, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - Alvarez, #3 Certificate of Good Standing - Mitchell, #4 Certificate of Good Standing - Jodlowski, #5 Certificate of Good Standing - Stakem) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 269 ORDER re (265 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Joint Status Report: The Court holds that Lead Plaintiff may have up to one hour for its cross-noticed examination of FirstEnergy's corporate representative. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/4/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 268 RESPONSE in Opposition re #266 MOTION for Protective Order to Preclude Deposition on May 25, 2022 filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 267 ORDER re (266 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) Motion for Protective Order: Briefing on the motion is STAYED. The Court ORDERS the parties to further meet and confer to resolve their dispute, and to file a Joint Status Report by 5/9/2022. Should the parties be unable to reach a resolution on their own, a Telephone Status Conference is set for 5/11/2022 @ 11:00am before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 5/4/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 266 MOTION for Protective Order to Preclude Deposition on May 25, 2022 by Defendant Steven E. Strah. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Memorandum in Support, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Memorandum in Support) (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 265 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report Regarding Time For Rule 30(B)(6) Depositions by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 264 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8846857) of Dan K. Webb( Responses due by 5/23/2022) by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 263 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8846833) of Steve Grimes( Responses due by 5/23/2022) by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 262 NOTATION ORDER granting #260 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jessica T. Shinnefield, Lucas F. Olts, and Kevin S. Sciarani as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on April 25, 2022. |
Filing 261 ORDER - The Court adopts the following parameters re deposition of FirstEnergy's corporate representative: The depositions shall occur on May 19 and 20, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio with the option for counsel to participate remotely or in-person. Over those two days, Lead Plaintiff will conduct a one-day deposition, not to exceed seven hours, and Defendants Jones and Dowling will conduct a one-day deposition, not to exceed seven hours. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/21/22. (jr) |
Filing 260 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $600 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8834008) of Jessica T. Shinnefield, Lucas F. Olts, and Kevin S. Sciarani by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Shinnefield, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - Olts, #3 Certificate of Good Standing - Sciarani) (Murray, Joseph). Added MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of on 4/25/2022 (jlk). |
Filing 259 STATUS REPORT Joint Report Regarding Rule 30(B)(6) Deposition per Court Order Doc #257 by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Charles E. Jones, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiff's Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Plaintiff's Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit Plaintiff's Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit Plaintiff's Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit Plaintiff's Exhibit 5) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 258 NOTATION ORDER granting #256 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Clerk shall TERMINATE Wendy West Feinstein as counsel for Defendant Dennis Chack. The Clerk shall designate Douglas M. Mansfield as the trial attorney for Defendant Dennis Chack. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/18/22. (jr) |
Filing 257 ORDER - The Parties are ORDERED to meet and confer by April 20, 2022, and file a joint status report regarding their efforts by that date. The telephonic discovery conference set for April 15, 2022 is VACATED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/15/22. (jr) |
Filing 256 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney of Wendy West Feinstein ( Responses due by 5/6/2022) by Defendant Dennis Chack. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Feinstein, Wendy) |
Filing 255 SCHEDULING ORDER: The Court emphasizes that it intends to grant no further extensions to the case schedule. The parties are ORDERED to file a Joint Status Report by 5/13/2022 setting forth a proposed deadline for substantial completion of document production. The Court adopts deadlines as follows: Class Certification Motion due by 6/6/2022; Motions to Amend due by 9/30/2022; Discovery (Expert) due by 10/6/2023; Discovery (Fact) due by 4/28/2023; Dispositive motions due by 11/21/2023; Primary Expert due by 5/29/2023; Rebuttal Expert due by 7/28/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/14/2022. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 254 NOTATION ORDER granting (253) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Daniel S. Magy shall be TERMINATED as counsel for Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/14/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 5/13/2022 Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 253 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney DANIEL S. MAGEY ( Responses due by 5/3/2022) by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 252 NOTATION ORDER granting #250 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. David S. Rosenbloom shall be TERMINATED as counsel for Defendant Robert Reffner. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/12/22. (jr) |
Filing 251 NOTICE of Appearance by Hannah M. Smith for Defendant Michael Dowling Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Smith, Hannah) |
Filing 250 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 249 NOTICE of Appearance by Corey Anthony Lee for Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner (Lee, Corey) |
Filing 248 NOTATION ORDER granting #233 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Eric M. Kim as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on April 8, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 247 NOTICE of Appearance by Gerhardt A Gosnell, II for Defendant Leila Vespoli Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Gosnell, Gerhardt) |
Filing 246 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING #231 Motion to Substitute Attorney. James E. Arnold is substituted as lead counsel for Defendant Leila Vespoli. David H. Wallace is TERMINATED as counsel for Defendant Leila Vespoli. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 4/8/22. (jr) |
Filing 245 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Charles E. Jones. (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 244 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Donald Schneider. (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 243 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Leila Vespoli. (Callahan, Veronica) |
Filing 242 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by John Judge. (Walton, Victor) |
Filing 241 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Robert Reffner. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 240 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Weinstein, Brian) |
Filing 239 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by FirstEnergy Corp.. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 238 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Dennis Chack. (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 237 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by James F. Pearson. (Katsiff, Timothy) |
Filing 236 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Michael Dowling. (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 235 ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 234 Defendant Ty R. Pine's ANSWER to #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, filed by Ty Pine. (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 233 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8810771) of Eric M. Kim( Responses due by 4/27/2022) by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 232 NOTICE of Appearance by David S Bloomfield, Jr for Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (Bloomfield, David) |
Filing 231 MOTION to Substitute Attorney ( Responses due by 4/26/2022) by Defendant Leila Vespoli. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Arnold, James) |
Filing 230 Proposed Pretrial Order Parties Proposed Case Schedule by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 229 ORDER granting #226 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Brittany M. Wilson as co-counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on March 25, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 228 NOTATION ORDER granting (216) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Peter E Borkon and F. Joseph Warin terminated; granting (217) Motion in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; granting (84) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Peter E Borkon and F. Joseph Warin terminated; granting (85) Motion in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/24/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 227 NOTATION ORDER granting #225 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #72 Amended Complaint. Answers due by 4/6/22. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/23/22. (jr) |
Filing 226 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8786783) of Brittany M. Wilson by Defendant James F. Pearson. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Teaberry, Jeremy) |
Filing 225 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #72 Amended Complaint,,,,, New date requested 4/6/2022. by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 224 NOTICE of Change of Address by John R Mitchell (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 223 NOTATION ORDER GRANTING Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. The Clerk shall TERMINATE Christine M. Haaker, Kip T. Bollin, and the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP as counsel for Defendant Ty R. Pine. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/15/22. (jr) |
Filing 222 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Christine M. Haaker, Kip T. Bollin and Thompson Hine LLP by Defendant Ty Pine. (Haaker, Christine) |
Filing 221 NOTATION ORDER granting #220 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Ashley M. Kelly as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 14, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 220 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8763381) of Ashley M. Kelly by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 219 OPINION and ORDER issued in that the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp. #160 is GRANTED IN PART as to the non-management Director Defendants in Count IV only and is DENIED in all other respects. Defendant Pines Motion to Dismiss #166 is GRANTED IN PART as to Count II and is DENIED IN PART as to Count I. The remaining Motions to Dismiss filed by Defendant Reffner #162 , Defendant Judge #164 , Defendant Dowling #165 , Defendant Chack #168 , Defendant Schneider #170 , the Underwriter Defendants #171 , Defendant Vespoli #172 , and Defendant Jones #174 each are DENIED. The partial dismissals are without prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 3/7/22. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (sem) |
RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judges agree that this case and case number 2:22-cv-865 ARE related. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley and Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson for all further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 2/28/2022. (jlk) . (jlk) |
Filing 217 MOTION by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio of Withdrawal of Counsel of Record Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Borkon, Peter) Modified text/event on 3/1/2022 (jlk). |
Filing 216 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney F. Joseph Warin by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 215 NOTATION ORDER granting #214 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Robert Hur as co-counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on February 17, 2022. (jlk) |
Filing 214 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8717966) of Robert K. Hur by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 213 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeremy Steven Dunnaback for Defendant Charles E. Jones (Dunnaback, Jeremy) |
Filing 212 NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas L. Shively for Defendant Charles E. Jones (Shively, Douglas) |
Filing 211 NOTATION ORDER granting #210 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of George A. Stamboulidis. PHV Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/4/2021. (er) |
Filing 210 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8655247) of George A. Stamboulidis by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 209 NOTICE by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner re #160 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws of Supplemental Authority (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 208 NOTICE by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. OF WITHDRAWAL OF JAY A. YURKIW AS CO-COUNSEL FOR THE UNDERWRITER DEFENDANTS (Yurkiw, Jay) |
Filing 207 NOTATION ORDER granting #206 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jason R. Meltzer. Terminating Christopher Sullivan pursuant to the #205 Notice of Withdrawal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on December 14, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 206 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8632963) of Jason R. Meltzer by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 205 Notice to Withdraw as Attorney Christopher W.H. Sullivan by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) Modified text on 12/14/2021 (jlk). |
Filing 204 JOINT PROTOCOL ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 10/5/2021. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 203 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/18/2021. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (kk2) |
Filing 202 REPLY to Response to Motion re (64 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 174 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws and Memorandum in Support] filed by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Warren, Daniel) |
Filing 201 NOTATION ORDER granting #190 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Daniel Magy as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on August 3, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 200 REPLY to Response to Motion re (61 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 165 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in Co-Defendants' Motions to Dismiss, (160 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 58 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws filed by Defendant Michael Dowling. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 199 REPLY to Response to Motion re #166 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant Ty Pine. (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 198 REPLY to Response to Motion re (171 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION to Dismiss and Notice of Joinder in the FirstEnergy Defendants' Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 197 REPLY to Response to Motion re #162 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint filed by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 196 REPLY to Response to Motion re #172 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in the FirstEnergy Defendants Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Supplemental Declaration Of Veronica E. Callahan and Exhibit 6 Thereto (FE 2Q17 Earnings Call Transcript)) (Callahan, Veronica) |
Filing 195 REPLY to Response to Motion re (62 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 168 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant Dennis Chack. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 194 REPLY to Response to Motion re #160 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws filed by Defendant James F. Pearson. (Axelrod, David) |
Filing 193 REPLY to Response to Motion re #160 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws filed by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 192 REPLY to Response to Motion re #170 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Preston Burton, #2 Exhibit A) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 191 REPLY to #176 Response to Motion re (60 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 164 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant John Judge. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Walton, Victor) Modified link on 8/3/2021 (jlk). |
Filing 190 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8432421) of Daniel S. Magy by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 189 NOTICE by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. of Withdrawal of Counsel Sofia A. Vittiello for the Underwriter Defendants (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 188 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney ( Responses due by 8/19/2021) by Defendant Barclays Capital Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Fraser, Kirsten) |
Filing 187 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #183 Motion for Extension of Time: Reply due by 8/9/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/26/2021. (ew) |
Filing 186 NOTATION ORDER granting (182) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Justin Robert Donoho terminated in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ; granting (65) Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Justin Robert Donoho terminated in case 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/22/21. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 185 RESPONSE in Opposition re #183 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to (174 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint for Violation of filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 184 NOTATION ORDER - Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to Defendant's Motion for Extension (66 in 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 183 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) no later than July 23, 2021. The opposition shall be no longer than three single-spaced pages. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 7/21/21. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ (jr) |
Filing 183 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to (174 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws and Memorandum in Support] New date requested 8/12/2021. ( Responses due by 8/10/2021) by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 [Proposed] Order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Lin, Albert) |
Filing 182 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Justin R. Donoho) ( Responses due by 8/10/2021) by Defendant Charles E. Jones. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 181 ORDER granting #178 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Timothy D. Katsiff as co-counsel; granting #179 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David L. Axelrod as co-counsel; granting #180 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Emilia McKee Vassallo as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on July 12, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 180 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8396519) of Emilia McKee Vassallo by Defendant James F. Pearson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Teaberry, Jeremy) |
Filing 179 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8396509) of David L. Axelrod by Defendant James F. Pearson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Teaberry, Jeremy) |
Filing 178 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8396420) of Timothy D. Katsiff by Defendant James F. Pearson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Teaberry, Jeremy) |
Filing 177 NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel - Geoffrey J. Ritts substituting for / by Jeremy R. Teaberry, Timothy D. Katsiff, David L. Axelrod and Emilia McKee Vassallo as to Defendant James F. Pearson. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 176 RESPONSE in Opposition re #164 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #166 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #168 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #172 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in the FirstEnergy Defendants Motion to Dismiss, #171 MOTION to Dismiss , #174 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws and Memorandum in Support], #160 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws, #162 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #165 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in Co-Defendants' Motions to Dismiss, #170 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Omnibus Opposition to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Jason A. Forge in Support Thereof, #2 Exhibit A to the Forge Declaration) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 175 ORDER granting #145 Motion Partially Lift the PSLRA Discovery Stay. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 6/14/2021. (cw) |
Filing 174 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM [Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws and Memorandum in Support] ( Responses due by 6/8/2021) by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Albert G. Lin in Support of Defendant Charles E. Jones's Motion to Dismiss, #2 Exhibit 1 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #3 Exhibit 2 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #4 Exhibit 3 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #5 Exhibit 4 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #6 Exhibit 5 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #7 Exhibit 6 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #8 Exhibit 7 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #9 Exhibit 8 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #10 Exhibit 9 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #11 Exhibit 10 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #12 Exhibit 11 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #13 Exhibit 12 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #14 Exhibit 13 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #15 Exhibit 14 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #16 Exhibit 15 to Albert G. Lin Declaration, #17 Exhibit 16 to Albert G. Lin Declaration) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Warren, Daniel) |
Filing 173 BRIEF re #172 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in the FirstEnergy Defendants Motion to Dismiss by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Veronica E. Callahan in Support of Vespoli Motion to Dismiss, #2 Exhibit 1 - July 2018 Form 8-K, #3 Exhibit 2 - February 2019 State of Ohio Press Release, #4 Exhibit 3 - March 2018 Vespoli Form 4, #5 Exhibit 4 - March 2019 Vespoli Form 4, #6 Exhibit 5 - February 2017 Form 4) (Callahan, Veronica) |
Filing 172 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in the FirstEnergy Defendants Motion to Dismiss by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Callahan, Veronica) |
Filing 171 MOTION to Dismiss by Defendant Barclays Capital Inc.. (Yurkiw, Jay) |
Filing 170 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum In Support, #2 Declaration of Adam Miller, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit 7, #10 Text of Proposed Order) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 169 BRIEF re(168 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Dennis Chack. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 168 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM ( Responses due by 6/8/2021) by Defendant Dennis Chack. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Douglas Mansfield, #2 Exhibit Form 4s, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed order) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 167 BRIEF re #166 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ty Pine. (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 166 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ty Pine. (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 165 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and Notice of Joinder in Co-Defendants' Motions to Dismiss ( Responses due by 6/8/2021) by Defendant Michael Dowling. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 164 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM ( Responses due by 6/8/2021) by Defendant John Judge. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Walton, Victor) |
Filing 163 BRIEF re #162 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 162 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 161 BRIEF re(160 in 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Geoffrey J. Ritts in Support of FirstEnergy Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws, #2 Exhibit A: Excerpt 2021 10-K, #3 Exhibit B: Excerpt 2020 10-Q, #4 Exhibit C: Strah Form 4 (2017), #5 Exhibit D: Strah Form 4 (2020), #6 Exhibit E: Taylor Form 4 (2017), #7 Exhibit F: Taylor Form 4 (2018), #8 Exhibit G: Pearson Form 4 (2017), #9 Exhibit H: Pearson Form 4 (2019)) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 160 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM in the Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws ( Responses due by 6/8/2021) by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 159 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Paul Guran for Defendant John Judge Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Guran, Andrew) |
Filing 158 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph Michael Brunner for Defendant John Judge Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Brunner, Joseph) |
Filing 157 NOTICE of Appearance by Victor A Walton, Jr for Defendant John Judge Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Walton, Victor) |
Filing 156 REPLY to Response to Motion re #145 MOTION to Partially Lift the PSLRA Discovery Stay filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 155 Transcript of Proceedings held on November 16, 2020, before Judge Algenon L. Marbley. Court Reporter/Transcriber Shawna J. Evans, Telephone number 614-719-3316. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 5 business days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the party's intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov (Forms - Electronic Availability of Transcripts). Please read this policy carefully. For a complete copy of a transcript, please contact the Court Reporter or the Clerk's Office.. Redaction Request due 5/28/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/7/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/5/2021. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Evans, Shawna) |
Filing 154 RESPONSE in Opposition re #145 MOTION to Partially Lift the PSLRA Discovery Stay filed by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 153 NOTICE of Appearance by Kirsten R. Fraser for Defendant Barclays Capital Inc. (Fraser, Kirsten) |
Filing 152 Response Letter to RICO plaintiffs in the Smith case by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 151 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant Barclays Capital Inc.. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Yurkiw, Jay) |
Filing 150 NOTATION ORDER granting #148 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Sofia Vitiello; granting #149 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Brian Weinstein as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on April 14, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 149 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8262208) of Brian S. Weinstein by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 148 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 062048) of Sofia A. Vitiello by Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 147 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Ward Trafford for Defendants Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (Trafford, Robert) |
Filing 146 NOTATION ORDER granting (144) Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jason J. Mendro in case 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ AND 51 Motion for Leave to Appeal Pro Hac Vice of Jason J. Mendro in case 2:20-cv-4287 as co-counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on April 9, 2021. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (jlk) |
Filing 145 MOTION to Partially Lift the PSLRA Discovery Stay by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support, #2 Declaration of Sara B. Polychron in Support, #3 Exhibit A to Polychron Decl., #4 Exhibit B to Polychron Decl., #5 Exhibit C to Polychron Decl., #6 Exhibit D to Polychron Decl., #7 Exhibit E to Polychron Decl., #8 Exhibit F to Polychron Decl., #9 Exhibit G to Polychron Decl., #10 Text of Proposed Order) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 144 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8249736) of Jason J. Mendro( Responses due by 4/26/2021) by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 143 NOTATION ORDER granting #135 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Zheng (Jame) He; granting #136 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Aaron F. Miner; granting #137 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Veronica E. Callahan. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 30, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 142 SCHEDULING ORDER: The Court VACATES the Pretrial Conference scheduled for March 30, 2021 at 10:00a.m. in Case No. 2:20-cv-3785. Answers/motions to dismiss due by 5/18/2021. Responses due by 7/2/2021 Replies due by 8/2/2021. Settlement Demand due by 4/23/2021. Response to Settlement Demand due by 5/24/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/29/2021. (daf) Modified on 3/30/2021 (jr). |
Filing 141 NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas M Mansfield for Defendant Dennis Chack Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Mansfield, Douglas) |
Filing 140 NOTICE of Appearance by Christine M Haaker for Defendant Ty Pine (Haaker, Christine) |
Filing 139 NOTICE of Appearance by Kip T Bollin for Defendant Ty Pine (Bollin, Kip) |
Filing 138 NOTICE of Appearance by John R Mitchell for Defendant Ty Pine (Mitchell, John) |
Filing 137 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8234588) of Veronica Ellen Callahan by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Wallace, David) |
Filing 136 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8234584) of Aaron Frank Miner by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Wallace, David) |
Filing 135 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8234579) of Zheng (Jane) He by Defendant Leila Vespoli. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Wallace, David) |
Filing 134 NOTATION ORDER granting #127 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Michael L. Kichline and Laura H. McNally as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 24, 2021. (jlk) Modified on 3/25/2021- there is no document associated with entry; this is simply a notation (er). |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Per Summons Returned Executed - BoFa Securities, Inc. answer due 4/1/2021; CIBC World Markets Corp. answer due 4/1/2021. (jlk) |
Filing 133 RULE 26(f) REPORT by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 132 STIPULATION and Joint Motion Regarding Case Schedule by Defendants Paul T. Addison, Michael J. Anderson, Steven J. Demetriou, FirstEnergy Corp., Julia Johnson, Jason Lisowski, Donald T. Misheff, Thomas N Mitchell, James F. O'Neil, III, Christopher D. Pappas, James F. Pearson, Sandra Pianalto, Luis A. Reyes, George Smart, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed Order]) Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Ritts, Geoffrey) Modified event on 3/26/2021 (jlk). |
Filing 131 NOTATION ORDER granting #124 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Daniel J. Pfefferbaum, Mark Solomon, Sara B. Polychron, Ting H. Liu, and Francisco J. Mejia as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 23, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 130 NOTATION ORDER granting #123 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Chad Johnson and Desiree Cummings as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 23, 2021. (jlk) |
Filing 129 NOTATION ORDER granting #102 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Preston Burton as co-counsel; granting #103 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Adam Miller as co-counsel; granting #104 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Bree Murphy as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless they have done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on March 23, 2021. (jlk) Modified text on 3/23/2021 (jlk). |
Filing 128 NOTICE of Appearance by David H Wallace for Defendant Leila Vespoli (Wallace, David) |
Filing 127 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $400 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8229910) of Michael L. Kichline and Laura Hughes( Responses due by 4/13/2021) by Defendant Dennis Chack. Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Feinstein, Wendy) |
Filing 126 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Ty Pine on 3/4/2021, answer due 5/3/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 125 NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy West Feinstein for Defendant Dennis Chack Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Feinstein, Wendy) |
Filing 124 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $1000 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8222527) of Daniel J. Pfefferbaum, Mark Solomon, Sara B. Polychron, Ting H. Liu, and Francisco J. Mejia by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Pfefferbaum, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - Solomon, #3 Certificate of Good Standing - Polychron, #4 Certificate of Good Standing - Liu, #5 Certificate of Good Standing - Mejia) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 123 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $400 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8222459) of Chad Johnson and Desiree Cummings by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Johnson, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - Cummings) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 122 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 121 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant TD Securities (USA) LLC. TD Securities (USA) LLC served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 120 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.. SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 119 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 118 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Santander Investment Securities. Santander Investment Securities served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 117 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant RBC Capital Markets, LLC. RBC Capital Markets, LLC served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 116 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant PNC Capital Markets LLC. PNC Capital Markets LLC served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 115 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant MUFG Securities Americas Inc.. MUFG Securities Americas Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 114 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Morgan Stanley & Co. Morgan Stanley & Co served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 113 NOTICE of Hearing: Pretrial Conference set for 3/30/2021 @ 10:00 AM in Teleconference before Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. (jr) |
Filing 112 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Mizuho Securities USA LLC. Mizuho Securities USA LLC served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 111 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 110 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 109 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 108 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant CIBC World Markets Corp.. CIBC World Markets Corp. served on 3/16/2021, answer due 4/6/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 107 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant BoFa Securities, Inc.. BoFa Securities, Inc. served on 3/16/2021, answer due 4/6/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 106 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Barclays Capital Inc.. Barclays Capital Inc. served on 3/11/2021, answer due 4/1/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 105 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Leila Vespoli on 3/15/2021, answer due 5/14/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 104 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8219507) of Bree Murphy by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 103 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8219496) of Adam Miller by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 102 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8219476) of Preston Burton by Defendant Donald Schneider. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 101 NOTICE of Appearance by Kari Kathleen Hall for Defendant Donald Schneider (Hall, Kari) |
Filing 100 NOTICE of Appearance by John A Favret, III for Defendant Michael Dowling Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (Favret, John) |
Filing 99 NOTICE of Appearance by John F McCaffrey for Defendant Michael Dowling Associated Cases: 2:20-cv-03785-ALM-KAJ, 2:20-cv-04287-ALM-KAJ (McCaffrey, John) |
Filing 98 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Michael Dowling on 3/5/2021, answer due 5/4/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 97 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Dennis Chack on 3/11/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 96 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Leslie Turner on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 95 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Jerry Sue Thornton on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 94 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to George Smart on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 93 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Luis A. Reyes on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 92 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Sandra Pianalto on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 91 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Christopher D. Pappas on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 90 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to James F. O'Neil, III on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 89 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Thomas N Mitchell on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 88 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Donald T. Misheff on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 87 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Jason Lisowski on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 86 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to John Judge on 3/5/2021, answer due 5/4/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 85 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Julia Johnson on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 84 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Steven J. Demetriou on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 83 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Michael J. Anderson on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 82 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Paul T. Addison on 3/10/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 81 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Donald Schneider on 3/5/2021, answer due 5/4/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 80 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Robert Reffner on 3/5/2021, answer due 5/4/2021. (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 79 NOTATION ORDER granting #76 , #77 , #78 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David S. Rosenbloom, Steven S. Scholes and Paul M.G. Helms. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 3/5/2021. (er) |
Filing 78 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8192915) of Paul M.G. Helms by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Good Standing Certificate) (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 77 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8192896) of Steven S. Scholes by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Good Standing Certificate) (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 76 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number AOHSDC-8192879) of David S. Rosenbloom by Defendant Robert Reffner. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Good Standing Certificate) (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 75 NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa S Del Grosso for Defendant Robert Reffner (Del Grosso, Lisa) |
Filing 74 NOTICE of Appearance by John C Fairweather for Defendant Robert Reffner (Fairweather, John) |
Filing 73 Summons Issued as to Michael J. Anderson, Barclays Capital Inc., BoFa Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Dennis Chack, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Steven J. Demetriou, Michael Dowling, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Julia Johnson, John Judge, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Jason Lisowski, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Thomas N Mitchell, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co, James F. O'Neil, III, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Christopher D. Pappas, Sandra Pianalto, Ty Pine, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Robert Reffner, Luis A. Reyes, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Santander Investment Securities, Donald Schneider, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., George Smart, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Jerry Sue Thornton, Leslie Turner, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Leila Vespoli, donald misheff. (jlk) |
Filing 72 AMENDED COMPLAINT Consolidated Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws against All Defendants, filed by Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Summons Form Barclays, #2 Summons Form BoFa Securities, #3 Summons Form Pappas, #4 Summons Form CIBC World Markets, #5 Summons Form Citigroup, #6 Summons Form Chack, #7 Summons Form Misheff, #8 Summons Form Schneider, #9 Summons Form Smart, #10 Summons Form O'Neil, #11 Summons Form Lisowski, #12 Summons Form Thornton, #13 Summons Form Judge, #14 Summons Form Morgan, #15 Summons Form Johnson, #16 Summons Form KeyBanc, #17 Summons Form Vespoli, #18 Summons Form Turner, #19 Summons Form Reyes, #20 Summons Form Anderson, #21 Summons Form Dowling, #22 Summons Form Mizuho, #23 Summons Form Morgan Stanley, #24 Summons Form MUFG Securities, #25 Summons Form Addison, #26 Summons Form PNC Capital, #27 Summons Form RBC Capital Markets, #28 Summons Form Reffner, #29 Summons Form Pianalto, #30 Summons Form Santander, #31 Summons Form Scotia USA, #32 Summons Form SMBC Nikko, #33 Summons Form Demetriou, #34 Summons Form TD Securities, #35 Summons Form Mitchell, #36 Summons Form Pine, #37 Summons Form US Bancorp) (Cochran, Brian) |
Filing 71 ORDER granting Joint Motion and Stipulation Regarding Initial Case Schedule: Consolidated Complaint due by 2/26/2021. Answer due 60 days after filing of Complaint. If Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Complaint, Lead Plaintiff shall file their response no later than 45 days after the filing of the motion to dismiss. Reply due 30 days thereafter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 1/26/2021. (ew) |
Filing 70 Joint MOTION and Stipulation Regarding Initial Case Schedule by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Gronborg, Tor) |
Filing 69 ORDER granting Joint Motion and Stipulation Regarding Initial CaseSchedule: Consolidated Complaint due within 60 days. Answer due 60 days after filing of Complaint. If Defendants file a motion to dismiss the Complaint, Lead Plaintiff shall file their response no later than 45 days after the filing of the motion to dismiss. Reply due 30 days thereafter. It is further ORDERED that the parties will submit all future filings in these consolidated cases under the caption In re FirstEnergy Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 2:20-cv-03785. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 12/14/2020. (ew) |
Filing 68 Joint MOTION and Stipulation Regarding Initial Case Schedule by Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 67 NOTATION ORDER granting #26 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Justin Robert Donoho as co-counsel. Co-Counsel is directed to register for e-filing through PACER unless co-counsel has done so previously. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on December 8, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 66 NOTICE of Appearance by Jordan M. Baumann for Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor (Baumann, Jordan) |
Filing 65 ORDER granting #32 Motion to Consolidate and denying the Motion to Appoint Lead Counsel and Lead Plaintiff; granting #33 Motion to Consolidate Cases and to Appoint Lead Counsel and Lead Plaintiff; granting #60 Motion for Leave to File Sur-reply; and denying #28 Motion to Appoint Lead Counsel and Lead Plaintiff. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 11/23/2020. (cw) |
Filing 64 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF DOCUMENT by Movant IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS MOTION OF IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED ACTIONS, APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL (Wagoner, Robert) |
Filing 63 RESPONSE in Opposition re #60 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply to Competing Lead Plaintiff Motions filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 62 NOTATION ORDER granting #59 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Lesley E. Weaver, Peter E. Borkon and Javier Bleichmar. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on November 13, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 61 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF DOCUMENT by Movant James J Durrett, Jr re #27 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel (Cummins, James) |
Filing 60 MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply to Competing Lead Plaintiff Motions by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. (Attachments: #1 Sur-Reply to Competing Lead Plaintiff Motions, #2 Declaration of Gregory M. Utter, #3 Exhibit A (Financial Interest Analysis for CalPERS), #4 Exhibit B (Financial Interest Analysis for LACERA), #5 Text of Proposed Order) (Geiger, Sarah) |
Filing 59 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $600 paid, receipt number 0648-7748917) of Javier Bleichmar, Lesley E. Weaver, Peter E. Borkon by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing for Javier Bleichmar, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing for Lesley E. Weaver, #3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing for Peter E. Borkon) (Geiger, Sarah) |
Filing 58 REPLY to Response to Motion re #32 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , to Approve Selection as Lead Counsel, and to Consolidate Cases filed by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. (Geiger, Sarah) |
Filing 57 REPLY to Response to Motion re #33 MOTION to Consolidate Cases , for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 56 REPLY to Response to Motion re #28 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Plaintiff CalPERS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Lavallee Declaration) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 55 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM regarding case 2:20-cv-5610. The cases are related along with all cases listed on the memo. Signed by Chief Judge Marbley. (jlk) |
Filing 53 ORDER Setting Hearing on Motion #32 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , to Approve Selection as Lead Counsel, and to Consolidate Cases, #33 MOTION to Consolidate Cases , for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff MOTION to Appoint Counsel , #30 First MOTION to Consolidate Cases APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL, #28 MOTION to Appoint Counsel : Virtual GoToMtg Motion Hearing set for 11/16/2020 02:00 PM - Columbus before Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley via video conference virtual courtroom. The call-in information for interested parties, the media, and the general public is: 1-646-749-3112, Access Code: 347-407-869.. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 10/28/2020. (cw) |
Filing 52 NOTATION ORDER granting #47 #48 #49 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Daniel E. Barenbaum, Joseph J. Tobacco, Jr., and Nicole Lavallee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on October 27, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 51 NOTATION ORDER granting #41 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Darren J. Robbins, Jason A. Forge, Tor Gronborg, and Danielle S. Myers. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on October 27, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 50 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judges agree that this case and case number 2:20-cv-5529 IS related. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley and Edmund A. Sargus on 10/23/2020. (daf) |
Filing 49 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7717373) of Nicole Lavallee by Plaintiffs CalPERS, Diane Owens. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Lavallee Cert of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order Lavallee Proposed Order) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 48 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7717363) of Joseph J. Tobacco, Jr. by Plaintiffs CalPERS, Diane Owens. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Tobacco, Jr. Cert of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order Tobacco, Jr. PHV Proposed Order) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 47 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7717338) of Daniel E. Barenbaum by Plaintiffs CalPERS, Diane Owens. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Barenbaum Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order Barenbaum Proposed Order) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 46 NOTICE by Movant The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement to Withdraw Motion for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Lead Counsel (Serrani, Victoria) |
Filing 45 RESPONSE in Opposition re #27 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel , #32 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , to Approve Selection as Lead Counsel, and to Consolidate Cases, #29 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Lead Counsel, #31 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel, #28 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , #30 First MOTION to Consolidate Cases APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL filed by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Bloomberg Printout, #2 Exhibit 2 - CalPERS' Annual Report Excerpts, #3 Exhibit 3 - STRS' Fixed Income Report) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 44 RESPONSE to Motion re #27 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel , #33 MOTION to Consolidate Cases , for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff MOTION to Appoint Counsel , #28 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , #29 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Lead Counsel, #30 First MOTION to Consolidate Cases APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL filed by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. (Geiger, Sarah) |
Filing 43 RESPONSE to Motion re #33 MOTION to Consolidate Cases , for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Plaintiff CalPERS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration to Memorandum) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 42 NOTICE by Movant The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement of Non-Opposition to Competing Lead Plaintiff Motions (Serrani, Victoria) |
Filing 41 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $800 paid, receipt number 0648-7708347) of Darren J. Robbins, Jason A. Forge, Tor Gronborg, and Danielle S. Myers by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Certificates of Good Standing) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 40 NOTATION ORDER granting #24 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of F. Joseph Warin, William S. Scherman and Christopher W.H. Sullivan. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on October 13, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 39 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judges agree that this case and case numbers 2:20-cv-5237, 2:20-cv-4534, 2:20-cv-4598, 2:20-cv-4813, 2:20-cv-5020, and 2:20-cv-5128 are related. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley, Judge Sarah D. Morrison, and Judge Edmund A. Sargus on 10/8/2020. (kk2) |
Filing Fee Received re #24 PHV Motion of of F. Joseph Warin, William S. Scherman and Christopher W.H. Sullivan: $600. Receipt Number: 200COL063428. (ew) |
Filing 37 NOTICE by Movant James J Durrett, Jr of Non-Opposition to Competing Motions for Consolidation of the Actions, Appointment of Lead Plaintiff, and Approval of Lead Counsel (Cummins, James) |
Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Stephen Faxon for Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor (Faxon, Robert) |
Filing 34 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 33 MOTION to Consolidate Cases , for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff, MOTION to Appoint Counsel ( Responses due by 10/19/2020) by Movant Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support, #2 Declaration of Joseph F. Murray in Support, #3 Exhibit A to Murray Decl. (PSLRA Notice), #4 Exhibit B to Murray Decl. (Certification), #5 Exhibit C to Murray Decl. (Estimate of losses), #6 Exhibit D to Murray Decl. (Declaration of Michael D. Herrera in Support), #7 Text of Proposed Order) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 32 MOTION to Appoint Counsel , to Approve Selection as Lead Counsel, and to Consolidate Cases by Movant State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of Gregory M. Utter, #3 Ex. A to Utter Declaration (PSLRA Certification), #4 Ex. B to Utter Declaration (Notice of Pendency), #5 Ex. C to Utter Declaration (Chart of Financial Interest), #6 Ex. D to Utter Declaration (BFA Firm Resume), #7 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Geiger, Sarah) |
Filing 31 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel by Movant The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Victoria L. Serrani Ferrise, #2 Exhibit Memorandum of Law, #3 Text of Proposed Order) (Serrani, Victoria) |
Filing 30 WITHDRAWN per #64 .First MOTION to Consolidate Cases APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF, AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL by Movant IRONWORKERS LOCALS 40, 361 & 417 UNION SECURITY FUNDS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Damages Analysis, #2 Exhibit PSLRA Notice, #3 Exhibit Cert & Schedule A, #4 Exhibit Pomerantz Resume, #5 Exhibit Wagoner Resume, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Wagoner, Robert) Modified on 11/17/2020 (ew). |
Filing 29 MOTION to Consolidate Cases MOTION for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Lead Counsel by Movant The City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit) (Serrani, Victoria) Modified term on 10/30/2020 per ALM (jlk). |
Filing 28 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Plaintiff CalPERS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law, #2 Exhibit Declaration to Memorandum of Law, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Karon, Daniel) |
Filing 27 MOTION to Consolidate Cases ( Responses due by 10/19/2020), MOTION Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel by Movant James J Durrett, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of James R. Cummins, #2 Exhibit Memorandum of Law, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Cummins, James) |
Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7672618) of Justin Robert Donoho by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 25 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re #24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (FILING FEE DUE) of F. Joseph Warin, William S. Scherman and Christopher W.H. Sullivan (mdr) |
Set/Reset Deadlines: Deficiency Deadline by 10/6/2020. (mdr) |
Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (FILING FEE DUE) of F. Joseph Warin, William S. Scherman and Christopher W.H. Sullivan by Defendant Charles E. Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Warin COGS, #2 Exhibit Scherman COGS, #3 Exhibit Sullivan COGS) (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Carole Schwartz Rendon for Defendant Charles E. Jones (Rendon, Carole) |
Filing 22 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judges agree that this case and case number 2:20-cv-4534 are related. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley & Judge Sarah D. Morrison on 9/8/2020. (kk2) |
Filing 19 NOTATION ORDER granting #18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Brian E. Cochran. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on August 21, 2020. (jlk) |
Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7616347) of Brian E. Cochran by Plaintiff Diane Owens. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing) (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 17 AMENDED RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: 1:20-cr-77 will remain assigned to Judge Black. 2:20-cv-3785 will remain assigned to Chief Judge Marbley. All other cases listed on this memo should be transferred to the docket of Judge Sargus. (ew) (Main Document 5 replaced on 8/19/2020) (ew). |
Filing 16 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER re 2:20-cv-3954, 2:20-cv-3987, 1:20-cr-77, 2:20-cv-3785, and 2:20-cv-3755. The judges agree that these cases are related. Cases 2:20-cv-3954 and 2:20-cv-3987 reassigned to Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley, Judge Timothy S. Black, Judge Michael H. Watson, and Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. on 8/18/2020. (ew) |
Filing 15 ORDER granting #13 Joint Motion and Stipulation for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint. The deadline for Defendants to answer is postponed pending appointment of Lead Plaintiff(s) and Lead Counsel pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 8/13/2020. (kk2) |
Filing 13 Joint MOTION Joint Motion and Stipulation for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint re #1 Complaint, by Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order) (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 12 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Geoffrey J. Ritts for Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor (Ritts, Geoffrey) |
Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Marjorie P Duffy for Defendants FirstEnergy Corp., James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor (Duffy, Marjorie) |
Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant K. Jon Taylor. K. Jon Taylor served on 8/8/2020, answer due 8/31/2020. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Steven E. Strah. Steven E. Strah served on 8/3/2020, answer due 8/24/2020. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant James F. Pearson. James F. Pearson served on 8/3/2020, answer due 8/24/2020. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant Charles E. Jones. Charles E. Jones served on 8/3/2020, answer due 8/24/2020. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Defendant FirstEnergy Corp.. FirstEnergy Corp. served on 7/31/2020, answer due 8/21/2020. (Murray, Joseph) |
Filing 2 Summons Issued as to FirstEnergy Corp., Charles E. Jones, James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah and K. Jon Taylor. (er) |
Filing 1 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws against FirstEnergy Corp., Charles E. Jones, James F. Pearson, Steven E. Strah, K. Jon Taylor ( Filing fee $ 400 paid - receipt number: 0648-7576737), filed by Diane Owens. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Form FirstEnergy Corp., #3 Summons Form Jones, #4 Summons Form Pearson, #5 Summons Form Strah, #6 Summons Form Taylor) (Murray, Joseph) |
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