COURT ORDERS
Various actions regarding claims related to the WorldCom Securities Litigation are
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Rulings and orders are available on the following litigations pending in the courts indicated:
WorldCom Securities Litigation (Southern District of New York)
In re PaineWebber GOALS Securities Litigation (Southern District of New York)
Salomon Analyst WorldCom Litigation (Southern District of New York)
United States Bankruptcy Court (Southern District of New York)
Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation
WorldCom Securities Litigation (Southern District of New York)
1/23/08 - Order Granting Lead Plaintiff's Motion to Conduct a Second Distribution of Net Settlement Fund
1/2/08 - Scheduling Order Concerning Briefing Regarding Second Distribution of Net Settlement Fund
11/29/06 - Endorsed Order Granting Lead Plaintiff's Motion to Conduct Initial Distribution
of Net Settlement Fund
10/10/06 - Order Regarding Termination Date of Third Party Claims Fund
10/06/06 - Order of Discontinuance of Argentine v. Ebbers, 04-Civ-9711
09/29/06 - Order Closing Hopper v. MCI, 03-Civ-7298 and Berg v. WorldCom, 03-Civ-7299
09/15/06 - Opinion and Order Denying Motion of GSC Partners to Revoke GSC's Request for Exclusion from the Class Action
08/14/06 - Order Indicating that the Court Will Address Disputes Regarding Rejection of Claims During Process Set
Forth in the June 14, 2005 Order and Further Ordering that Class Members Wishing to Inquire or Protest
Claims Administrator's Process Must Write to Lead Counsel
08/03/06 - Order Indicating that the Court Will Address Disputes Regarding Rejection of Claims During Process Set
Forth in the June 14, 2005 Order and Further Ordering that Class Members Wishing to Inquire or Protest
Claims Administrator's Process Must Write to Lead Counsel
06/20/06 - Order Stating That Court Will Accept Claims Filed Until June 15, 2006, and Requiring Anyone Objecting to the
New Acceptance Deadline to File an Objection by July 7, 2006
06/20/06 - Order Denying Fees to be Paid to Counsel for John Marshall Lusk, Jr.
09/30/05 - Order Dismissing Actions in In re Salomon Analyst WorldCom Litigation with Prejudice and Without Costs to Any Party
09/27/05 - Order Closing on Docket on:
1) February 4, 2005 motion of Arthur Andersen LLP for a continuance of the trial and
2) February 4, 2005 motion of the Underwriter Defendants for a continuance of the trial;
3) December 8, 2004 motion of Bert C. Roberts to reopen discovery for a limited purpose;
4) Francesco Galesi’s February 3, 2005 motion to advance defense costs
09/22/05 - Order Approving the Modified Supplemental Plan of Allocation
09/21/05 - Opinion Approving All Settlements, Plans of Allocations and Attorneys' Fees and Expenses
09/21/05 - Judgment Approving the Underwriter Settlements and Dismissing the
Action Against the Settling Underwriter Defendants
09/21/05 - Judgment Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against Arthur Andersen LLP
09/21/05 - Judgment Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against the Director Defendants
09/21/05 - Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against Bernard Ebbers
09/21/05 - Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against Scott D. Sullivan
09/21/05 - Judgment Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against Buford Yates and David Myers
09/21/05 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees Relating to
Settlements with the Underwriter Defendants
09/21/05 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees Relating to
Settlements with the Director Defendants and Arthur Andersen LLP
09/21/05 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for Reimbursement of Expenses
09/21/05 - Order Approving Lead Plaintiff's Plans of Allocation with Respect to
Settlements with the Underwriter Defendants
09/21/05 - Order Approving Lead Plaintiff's Plans of Allocation with Respect to
Settlements with the Director Defendants,
Arthur Andersen LLP, Bernard Ebbers and Scott Sullivan
08/24/05 - Order Approving Plan of Allocation in ERISA Litigation (No. 02 Civ. 4816)
07/28/05 - Preliminary Approval Order Regarding Settlement with Scott Sullivan
07/28/05 - Preliminary Approval Order Regarding Settlement with Buford Yates and David Myers
07/27/05 - Order Regarding Proposed Revisions of the Class Notice to be Issued
Pursuant to the Class Action Settlements with Bernard Ebbers, Scott Sullivan,
Buford Yates, and David Myers
07/25/05 - Order Scheduling Hearing Regarding Class Action Settlement Reached Between the Lead Plaintiff and
Officer Defendants David F. Myers, Buford Yates, Jr. and Scott Sullivan for July 26, 2005
07/20/05 - Order Granting Claimants Roslyn Berger Additional Time to Prepare for Show Cause
Hearing and Rescheduling Hearing for Berger for August 26, 2005
07/19/05 - Order Allowing Citigroup Defendants Leave to Produce to Plaintiffs
in the Holtsberg Actions Unredacted Transcripts and Exhibits from Certain
Depositions Taken in the Securities Litigation
07/13/05 - Order Requiring Claimants Roslyn Berger, John P. Karoussos, Pearl Chu, Jim Chu, Tom Dawkins,
and Marilyn Gale to Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Enjoined From Pursuing a
NASD Arbitration Claim Against the Citigroup Defendants to the Extent the Claim Relates
to Investments in Securities Issued by WorldCom at Hearing before the Court on July 29, 2005
07/11/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement with Bernard J. Ebbers
07/11/05 - Order Requiring Any Objection to Request of Plaintiffs in the
Holtsberg Actions Who Seek Transcripts and Exhibits from Certain Depositions
Taken in the Securities Litigation to be Filed by July 15, 2005
07/06/05 - Order Scheduling Conference for July 11, 2005 Regarding Preliminary Approval of
Settlement Between Bernard Ebbers and Consolidated Class
06/15/05 - Order Enjoining Class Members Robert Reindel, Judith Reindel (the "Reindels"), Shan C. Sun,
and Collette C. Sun (the "Suns") (collectively, “Claimants”) from arbitrating any claims relating
to investments in securities issued by WorldCom
06/15/05 - Order Requiring Claimants (“Respondents”) George Greenfield, Under Power of
Attorney for Glenn Altman, Lisa Altman, JTWROS, et. al; Succession of Hillard M. Jaik, Charlene M. Jaik,
Steven A. Haik, and Holly M. Haik; and Kenneth Willard Shannon to Show Cause Before this Court on July 15,
2005 Why Respondents Should Not Be Enjoined From Pursuing a NASD Arbitration Claim Against the Citigroup
Defendants to the Extent it Relates to Investments in Securities Issued by WorldCom
06/15/05 - Order Granting Citigroup Defendants' Application for Enforcement and Enjoining Shan C. Sun,
and Collette C. Sun (the "Suns") Claims Against Salomon Smith Barney Arising From Their Investments
in WorldCom Securities
06/14/05 - Hearing Order Providing Requirements for Mailing and Publication of Settlement Documents; Deadlines
for Filing of Briefs, Affidavits and Objections Relating to Settlements; Extending Deadline for Claim Form
Submittal to August 26, 2005; and Scheduling Final Settlement Hearing for September 9, 2005
06/10/05 - Order Announcing Availability of Transcript of June 10, 2005 Hearing Regarding
Revisions to Notice of Proposed Settlements, Summary Notice of Proposed Settlements, Supplemental
Plan of Allocation, Summary Supplemental Plan of Allocation and Hearing Order
06/08/05 - Order Scheduling Telephone Conference Regarding Revisions to the Proposed
Supplemental Plan of Allocation for June 9, 2005
05/05/05 - Order Denying Request of Claimants Timothy J. and Kathy M. Dolata for Exclusion From Class
05/05/05 - Order Enjoining Claimants Timothy J. and Kathy M. Dolata From Arbitrating Any Claims Relating to
Investments in Securities Issued by WorldCom, Inc.
05/05/05 - Order Cancelling May 6, 2005 Hearing Announced in the April 20, 2005 Order to Show Cause
04/26/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement Reached Between Lead Plaintiff and Arthur Andersen
04/26/05 - Order Declaring Mistrial and Dismissing Jury Due to Arthur Andersen LLP Having Reached a
Settlement in the Consolidated Class Action
04/25/05 - Order Scheduling Expedited Preliminary Approval Hearing on Arthur Andersen's Settlement
of the Class Action for April 26, 2005 and Requiring Any Party Wishing to Object to Settlement Terms
to notify the Lead Plaintiff, Andersen, and the Court by April 25, 2005 at 5 p.m.
04/19/05 - Order Regarding Scheduling in the Individual Actions
04/11/05 - Order Setting Forth Agenda for Individual Action Conference of April 15, 2005
04/08/05 - Order Rregarding the Arbitration Claims of Bruce P. Bilsback, Dawn G. Bilsback,
Robert Rieman, and Margaret Rieman against the Citigroup Defendants
04/08/05 - Order Regarding the Arbitration Claims of Abraham L. Morris against the Citigroup Defendants
04/08/05 - Order Scheduling Discussion of "Phase Three" Motions to Dismiss Intended by
Underwriter Defendants in a Number of Individual Actions for April 15, 2005 Individual Action
Conference
04/08/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Andersen's Request for One-Day Extension to Submit Proposed Jury
Instructions
04/06/05 - Order Granting Defendants Extension to File Reply Briefs in Further Support of
"Phase Three" Motions to Dismiss (Moxley, Neal)
04/06/05 - Order 1) Requiring Benson Fischer and Mona Fischer to Show Cause Why They Should Not Be
Enjoined from Pursuing NASD Arbitration Claims Against the Citigroup Defendants in Court on April 15,
2005; 2) Requiring Respondents to Submit Any Papers in Opposition to Such an Injunction by
on April 12, 2005; 3) Allowing Respondents, with the Consent of Petitioners, to satisfy this Order
without the Need to Attend the Show Cause Hearing by Indicating this Preference in a Cover Letter
Accompanying Respondents' Opposition Papers; 4) Requiring Citigroup Defendants to Submit Their Rreply
on April 14, 2005 and that Counsel for Citigroup Defendants Shall Serve this Order on
Respondents' Counsel by Facsimile or Overnight Delivery by April 7, 2005
04/01/05 - Order Scheduling Conference on Procedures for Summary Judgment Practices in the
Individual Actions for April 15, 2005
03/29/05 - Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss - NYCERS action.
Claims IV and VI are dismissed with respect to the Audit Committee Defendants, Macklin, and Tucker.
Claim VI is also dismissed as against Salomon, Grubman, and Andersen insofar as it alleges holder
claims. Claim VII is dismissed as to the Underwriter Defendants, Andersen, Citigroup, and Grubman,
but not with respect to Salomon.
03/25/05 - Order Excusing Potential Jurors
03/24/05 - Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Testimony of David Stark
03/24/05 - Order Granting Wheeler's Motion for Reconsideration and Rejecting Wheeler's Objection
to March 3 Order
03/24/05 - Order Regarding Andersen Objections to Passauer and Heckler Testimony
03/24/05 - Order Attaching Draft Revised Jury Instructions
03/23/05 - Order Requiring Lead Plaintiff and Defendant Arthur Andersen to Submit Letters with Respective
Views on Andersen Liability by March 24, 2005
03/23/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Requiring Defendant Arthur Andersen to Provide Designations of Testimony
of Witnesses at Ebbers' Criminal Trial to Lead Plaintiff
03/23/05 - Order Denying As Moot (due to 03/21/05 settlement) Defendant Bert Roberts' Motion to Add Cross-Claims
Against Co-Defendants
03/23/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Denying Request to Conduct Discovery (Seinfeld v. Allen)
03/23/05 - Order Granting Enlargement of Page Limit for Reply Memorandum of Law (Pacific Life)
03/22/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement Between the Lead Plaintiff and Twelve Director
Defendants
03/22/05 - Order Scheduling Conference Regarding Remaining Trial Issues Will Be Held at 2 p.m. on March 22, 2005
03/21/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting pro hac vice Admission of Stewart M. Weltman
03/21/05 - Order Scheduling Conference Regarding Preliminary Approval of the Settlement Between the
Lead Plaintiff and the Director Defendants with Pre-Trial Conference Immediately to Follow on March 21, 2005
03/21/05 - Order Denying Roberts' Motion for Summary Judgment in it's Entirety
03/18/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendants JPMorgan Chase
& Co., J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., and Chase Securities Inc.
03/18/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendants JPMorgan Chase
& Co., J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., and Chase Securities Inc.
03/18/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant Utendahl Capital
Partners, L.P.
03/18/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant Blaylock &
Partners, L.P
03/18/05 - Order Scheduling Pre-Trial Conference for March 21, 2005
03/18/05 - Order Requiring That Objections to Citigroup's Provision of Unredacted and Complete Transcripts of
and Exhibits to the Depositions of Jack Grubman and Sherlyn McMahon to Judge Hoy of the Florida Circuit Court,
Palm Beach County, for Judge Hoy's in camera Inspection, must be submitted to the Court by March 23, 2005
03/17/05 - Order Scheduling Conference on Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendants
J.P. Morgan Chase, Blaylock & Partners and Utendahl Capital Partners for March 18, 2005; Requiring
Objections to Preliminary Approval Due March 20, 2005; Scheduling Conference Regarding
Preliminary Approval of a Settlement Between the Lead Plaintiff and the Director Defendants
for March 21, 2005
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant ABN AMRO Inc.
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendants Lehman
Brothers Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, successor by Merger to Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., and UBS Warburg LLC
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant Bank of America
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant Deutsche Bank
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendant Caboto Holding SIM S.P.A.
03/17/05 - Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Settlement with Defendants WestLB AG, Mizuho
International plc, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Mitsubishi Securities International
03/17/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Requiring That Any Application Fee Ruling Should Be Made in the First
Instance to Judge Gonzalez (Reynolds)
03/16/05 - Memorandum Opinion & Order Regarding Director Defendants' Four Motions in Limine
03/16/05 - Agenda for Today's Pre-Trial Conference
03/16/05 - Order Requiring (1) Respondents Bruce P. Bilsback, Dawn G. Bilsback, Anna Stanislowski,
Edward Stanislowski, Robert Rieman, Margaret Rieman, and Abraham Louis Morris show cause before
the Court on April 8, 2005 as to why Respondents should not be enjoined from pursuing NASD
arbitration claims against the Citigroup Defendants; (2) That Respondents must submit Opposition to Such
Injunction by 5 p.m. on March 25, 2005; (3) That Respondents may, with Petitioners consent, satisfy
This Order and need not attend the show cause hearing by indicating this preference in a cover letter
accompanying Respondents' opposition papers; (4) That Petitioners must submit their reply by 5 p.m. on
April 1, 2005; (5) That counsel for the Citigroup Defendants shall serve this order on Respondents by March 18,
2005, at 5 p.m.
03/16/05 - It is hereby ORDERED that the claims in the class action filed in the Securities
Litigation against defendants Ebbers, Sullivan, Myers, Yates, and Porter are severed pursuant
to Rule 21, Fed. R. Civ. P. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the request of the Underwriter
Defendants and Lead Plaintiff and without objection by any other party, any testimony at the criminal
trial of Ebbers given by one of these five severed defendants shall be deemed admissible at the class
action trial pursuant to Rule 807, Fed. R. Evid.
03/15/05 - Memorandum Opinion & Order Regarding the Underwriter Defendants' Motion to Strike
Second Supplemental Expert Report of Dr. Blaine F. Nye, the Lead Plaintiff’s Damages Expert
03/15/05 - Order Denying Kellett’s Motion for Leave to Amend the Answer to the Corrected First
Amended Complaint
03/15/05 - Order Denying Lead Plaintiff Request to Obtain Evidence Regarding Underwriter
Defendants’ Due Diligence Regarding Intermedia
03/15/05 - Memorandum Opinion and Order Pertaining to Arthur Andersen LLP's Motion in Limine
to Preclude Lead Plaintiff’s Expert Harris L. Devor from Testifying to Any Opinions
Formulated in Reliance Upon Documents Created in the Course of Investigations Done in the
Wake of the Discovery of an Accounting Fraud at WorldCom, Inc.
03/15/05 - Order Scheduling A Pre-trial Conference for Securities Class Action to be held
March 16, 2005 to Resolve Remaining Issues Before Trial
03/14/05 - Order Regarding Procedures with Respect to Class Members Prosecuting Arbitration Claims
Against the Citigroup Defendants
03/14/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Page Limit Extension for Weltman Oposition to Motion to Dismiss
(Pacific Life)
03/14/05 - Opinion and Order Rejecting J.P. Morgan’s Objections to the Terms of the
Settlement with Bank of America
03/14/05 - Order Regarding Preliminary Jury Instructions Requiring Any Remaining Parties
to Comment on Draft Instructions by March 16, 2005 (draft attached)
03/11/05 - Order Granting Installation of Internet Access in Courtroom
03/11/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of James F. Hibey
03/11/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of Joseph Walker
03/11/05 – Order Postponing March 17, 2005 Conference on Motion to Enjoin Pacific Life v. J.P. Morgan
Plaintiffs Until March 25, 2005
03/10/05 - Order Regarding Settlement Agreements Between Lead Plaintiff and Defendants
Banc of America Securities LLC, Fleet Securities, Lehman Brothers Inc., Credit Suisse First
Boston LLC, Goldman, Sachs, & Co. and UBS Warburg LLC and Requiring All Submissions Objecting to
Terms of Settlement to be submitted by Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 9 a.m; Opposition is due March 14
at 12 noon; Conference on Preliminary Approval Scheduled for March 16, 2005
03/10/05 - Order Regarding Settlement Agreement Between Lead Plaintiff and Defendants
ABN AMRO Incorporated, Mitsubishi Securities International plc (f/k/a Tokyo-Mitsubishi International plc),
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and Mizuho International plc; Setting Conference on Preliminary
Approval for March 16, 2005
03/09/05 - Order Regarding Class Membership
03/09/05 - Stipulation and Order Regarding Documents Made Available to the Underwriter Defendants by the U.S.
Attorney's Office in Compliance with a Document Subpoena Dated February 27, 2005
03/08/05 - Order Regarding Documents to be Used in Jury Selection
03/07/05 - Order Setting Briefing Schedule for the Underwriter Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration
on Lead Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 1
03/07/05 - Order Regarding That the Motion Filed by Underwriter Defendants and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
to Enjoin the Plaintiffs in Pacific Life Insurance Co. v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., from
Proceeding With Their Second Filed Action in Another Federal Court, Must be Due on March 11, 2005
03/04/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of Thomas M. Melsheimer
03/04/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of Jennifer A. Kerkhoff
03/04/05 - Order Granting Andersen’s Motion to Preclude Reference to the Sunbeam, Baptist Foundation,
and Waste Management Matters
03/04/05 - Order Regarding Settlement Agreement Between Lead Plaintiff and Defendants Lehman Brothers Inc.;
Credit Suisse First Boston LLC; Goldman, Sachs, & Co.; and UBS Warburg LLC, Will Be Addressed March 10, 2005
03/04/05 - Order Regarding Settlement Agreement Between Lead Plaintiff and Defendants Banc of America
Securities LLC and Fleet Securities, Will Be Adressed on March 10, 2005
03/04/05 - Order Regarding That Counsel for Ebbers Must Serve and File Any Severance Motion by 5 p.m.
on March 7, 2005 and Opposition to the Motion is Due on March 10, 2005
03/04/05 - Endorsement of March 4, 2005 Letter of Randy Paar Granting Extension
Until March 22, 2005 of Time to File Responses to Counterclaims
03/04/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of John S. West
03/04/05 - Stipulation and Order Altering Expert Discovery and Summary Judgment
Schedules in Individual Action
03/03/05 - Order Enjoining Plaintiff Class Member Dale D. Wheeler From Proceeding
With a Motion to Stay Issues Pertaining to WorldCom
03/03/05 - Order Granted for the Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel Filed on Behalf of Defandant
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
03/03/05 - Memorandum Opinion and Order Ruling on Defendant Francesco Galesi's Motions in Limine
03/03/05 - Order Enjoining Plaintiff Class Members Elizabeth H. and Donald Rich From Seeking
to Enforce Their Arbitration Award
03/03/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of Thomas M. Melsheimer
03/03/05 - Memo endorsement of March 2, 2005 Letter of Walter Rieman Requesting Confirmation
of Due Date for Reply Briefs for All Defendants in Individual Actions
03/03/05 - Order Denying Underwriter Defendants' Motion to Exclude the
Lead Plaintiff's Expert
03/03/05 - Lead Plaintiff's Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants' Introduction of
Evidence of KPMG's Alleged Involvement
03/03/05 - Opinion and Order Ruling on Defendant Francesco Galesi's Motion in Limine
03/03/05 - Order re: Andersen Moved in Limine to Exclude WorldCom Board of Directors
Investigation Report
03/01/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of Don C. Lewis
02/28/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Admission pro hac vice of David Springer
02/28/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Regarding the Calling of Arthur Andersen Witnesses Live at Trial
02/25/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Unsealing Documents Related to the Deposition of Sanjeev Sethi
02/25/05 - Order Denying Underwriter Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration
02/24/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Denying Arthur Andersen’s Request for an Extension of Page Limit Requirements
02/23/05 - Order Continuing Trial Subpoenas to the Trial Date of March 17, 2005
02/23/05 - Order Scheduling a Conference for February 24, 2005
02/22/05 - Opinion And Order Granting Lead Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine No. 1 to Exclude
Evidence from the Plenary Trial Relating to the Individualized Issues of the Class Representatives
02/22/05 - Order Regarding Briefing Schedule On Motion To Remand in Individual Action 05cv54
02/22/05 - Order Regarding Briefing Schedule On Motion To Transfer in Individual Action 04cv233
02/17/05 - Opinion and Order Regarding Underwriter Defendants' Motion to Phase Trial and
Lead Plaintiff's Motions in Limine
02/17/05 - Opinion and Order Regarding Motions in Limine Made by Underwriter Defendants
02/17/05 - Opinion and Order Regarding Motions in Limine Made by Arthur Andersen LLP
02/17/05 - Order re: Stipulation and Order Dismissing Certain Individual Actions With
Prejudice (Smith; Wheeler)
02/17/05 - Order re: Stipulation and Order Remanding an Individual Action to County Court of
Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas (Nickell)
02/17/05 - Order Scheduling a Conference for February 16, 2005 to Address a Request by Counsel for
Philip L. Spartis and Amy J. Elias for a Temporary Restraining Order Enjoining the SSB Defendants
From Pursuing Modification or Clarification of an NASD Arbitration Award
02/14/05 - Order re: (1) Dale D. Wheeler Shall Show Cause Before the Court on February 25, 2005
As To Why He Should Not Be Enjoined From Pursuing His NASD Arbitration Claim Against the Director
Defendants; and (2) Establishing Deadlines for Filing Certain Papers Relating to that Matter
02/14/05 - Corrected Opinion Denying the Application Submitted by Lead Plaintiff and the Settling
Director Defendants for Approval of the Judgment Reduction Formula insofar as the Contribution
Credit in that Formula is Adjusted to Reflect Any Limitation on the Financial Capability of
the Settling Director Defendants
02/14/05 - Order Regarding Matters to be Addressed at the February 18, 2005 Final Pre-trial Conference
02/10/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Request for Time Extension for Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion
to Dismiss (Pacific Life)
02/09/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Underwriter Defendants' Request to Submit a 34-page
Memorandum of Law in Individual Action 03cv6225
02/09/05 - Order Requiring Lead Plaintiff, and any other party to the Securities Litigation who
wishes to be heard, to address in writing by February 16, 2005 why the judgment dismissing an
Individual Action with prejudice should not govern and exclude the person from the
benefits of membership in the class and from pursuing any litigation within the scope of
the dismissal order
02/09/05 - Order Denying Application of the Settling Parties for Approval of the Judgment Reduction
Formula of the Stipulation insofar as the "Contribution Credit" included in that
formula is adjusted to reflect any limitation on the financial capability of the
Settling Director Defendants
02/09/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Extension for Defendants to File Motions to Dismiss
in Individual Action (Pacific Life)
02/08/05 – Order Setting Due Dates for Opposition to Continental Casualty Company’s Emergency
Motion to Stay the Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal and Any Reply Thereto, and
Scheduling a Conference to Address Said Motion
02/08/05 – Order Notifying Parties of Preliminary Rulings on Underwriter Defendants’ Motion To
Phase The Trial, Lead Plaintiffs’ Motions in Limine and Underwriter Defendants’ Motions in Limine
02/08/05 – Order Setting Deadline of February 25, 2005 for Director Defendants to Serve and
File Their Components of the Pretrial Order
02/07/05 - Stipulation and Order to Extend the Time for Counterclaim Defendant Stiles A. Kellett,
Jr. to Answer or Move Against the Counterclaims Raised by the Counterclaimants
02/07/05 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Request to Unseal Certain Exhibits and Deposition Materials
02/07/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Requiring the Parties to Meet and Confer Regarding Issues Relating
to the Deposition of of Natalia Klykova
02/07/05 - Stipulation and Order to Extend the Time for Counterclaim-Defendant MCI's Response to
Certain Counterclaimants
02/07/05 - Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference on February 8, 2005 to Discuss Issues Relating to the
Timing of a Meet and Confer, As Well As Related Disputes Regarding Trial Stipulations and Authenticity
Objections
02/07/05 - Stipulation and Order re: Extension of Time for the Counterclaim Defendants to
Answer or Move Against the Operative Counterclaims of Certain Counterclaimants
02/03/05 - Opinion and Order Granting Bert C. Roberts Jr.'s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
Against Continental Casualty Company, Requiring It to Pay the Costs of His Defense Pursuant to
the D&O Policy It Issued to WorldCom
02/02/05 - Order re: Certain Claimants are Barred and Enjoined from Instituting, Commencing or
Prosecuting in Arbitration All Claims Arising Out of Investments in Securities Issued by
WorldCom (Entenmann and Galitzer)
02/02/05 - Order re: Certain Claimants are Barred and Enjoined from Instituting, Commencing or
Prosecuting in Arbitration All Claims Arising Out of Investments in Securities Issued by WorldCom
02/02/05 - Order Granting Bert C. Roberts Leave to File a Joinder Motion in the Individual Action
Brought by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
02/02/05 - Order Denying the Application by the Settling Director Defendants and Lead Plaintiff for
Approval of the Judgment Reduction Formula Contained in the January 18, 2005 Stipulation of Settlement
02/02/05 - Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference for February 3, 2005 to Address the Request
of IQ Holdings, Inc. to Quash a Subpoena Served by the SSB Defendants
02/02/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting the WorldCom Director Defendants Permission to Join in the
Motions to Dismiss an Individual Action Plaintiff's Amended Complaint and Supporting Memoranda, as
Filed by the SSB Defendants, the Underwriter-Related Defendants and Arthur Andersen LLP (Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance)
01/31/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Providing That No Additional Submissions Should be Made to the Court
Regarding the January 6, 2005 Supplemental Stipulation or the January 18, 2005 Revised Stipulation of Settlement
01/31/05 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Stipulation and Proposed Order Dismissing with Prejudice Certain
Individual Action Plaintiffs Provided They Are Permitted to Remain Members of the Class in the Securities
Class Action
01/31/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Lead Plaintiff's Request to File a Brief Response to Certain
Issues Raised in Defendants' Oppositions to Lead Plaintiff's Pretrial Memorandum
01/28/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting the SSB Defendants' Request for an Extention of Time to File
its Reply Memorandum to an Individual Action Plaintiff's Opposition to the SSB Defendants'
Motion to Dismiss (Regents of the University of California)
01/28/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Arthur Andersen LLP's Request for an Extention of Time
to File its Reply Memorandum to an Individual Action Plaintiff's Opposition to Andersen's Motion
to Dismiss (Regents of the University of California)
01/28/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Enlargement of Page Limitations for the SSB Defendants'
Reply Memoranda in Certain Individual Actions
01/27/05 - Order re: Briefing Schedule for Responses to an Individual Action Plaintiffs' Response to the
Court's June 11, 2003 Order to Show Cause (Nickell)
01/26/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting the Underwriter-Related Defendants' Request to Enlarge the Page
Limitations for their Forthcoming Memoranda of Law in Certain Individual Actions
01/25/05 - Order re Briefing Scheduling for Parties Wishing to be Heard on an Individual Plaintiffs'
Motion to Quash a January 12, 2005 Subpoena Served by the SSB Defendants (IQ Holdings, Inc.)
01/24/05 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Revised Plan of Allocation for the TARGETS Securities
Litigation
01/24/05 - Lead Plaintiff's Reply Memorandum in Connection with the Proposed Settlement
with Certain of the Director Defendants
01/21/05 - Order re: (1) the January 17, 2005 Order to Show Cause is Satisfied with Respect to
Respondents Entenmann and Galitzer; (2) Requiring the Remaining Respondents to Show Cause on
January 27, 2005 Regarding the Arbitration of their Claims Against Certain Defendants; (3)
Establishing the Briefing Schedule for the Roberts Respondents and the Citigroup Defendants;
and (4) Establishing the Procedure for Subsequent Filings
01/18/05 - Opinion and Order Denying Arthur Andersen’s Motion For Summary Judgment And Partially Granting
Lead Plaintiffs Motion For Summary Judgment
01/17/05 - Order To Show Cause Why Richard Entenmann, Shari Galitzer, Steven D. Roberts, individually
and as Trustee for the Wendy Jean Roberts Trust, and Margot B.J. Roberts should not be
enjoined from arbitrating their claims against Citigroup
01/14/05 - Memo Endorsed Order In Individual Action 04 Civ. 0233 Permitting Plaintiff To File
46 Page Consolidated Brief
01/14/05 - Order Scheduling April 22, 2005 Fairness Hearing In TARGETS Securities Litigation
01/13/05 - Order Setting Briefing Schedule For Preliminary Approval Of Directors’ Settlement Agreement
01/13/05 - Memo Endorsed Order In Individual Actions No. 04 Civ. 232 and 04 Civ. 234 Extending Briefing
Schedule
01/11/05 - Memo Endorsed Order In Individual Action No. 03 Civ. 9824 Approving Request To Submit
Consolidated Fifty Page Brief
01/11/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Permission for the Underwriter-Related Defendants to Submit
Memoranda Responsive to Lead Plaintiff's Pretrial Memorandum by January 21, 2005
01/05/05 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Arthur Andersen's Request for a Page Limit Extension
for the Filing of its Motion in Limine to Exclude Restatement Opinions and Related Materials
01/04/05 - Order Scheduling the Final Pretrial Conference for the Securities Class Action for February 18, 2005
01/04/05 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Issues Relating to the Underwriter-Related Defendants'
Intention to Seek Reconsideration for Clarification of the Court's December 15, 2004 Order
01/04/05 - Order re: Deadline for Counterclaimant Associated Electric & Gas Insurance to
Effectuate Service of its Counterclaims upon Betty Vinson and Troy Normand
12/30/04 - Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the Defendants'
Motions to Dismiss an Individual Action (Pacific Life Insurance Co.)
12/30/04 - Order re: Papers Filied in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Regarding an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to Remand or Abstain (Standard Life
Investments Limited)
12/22/04 - Opinion and Order Denying Defendant Roberts' Motion to Dismiss an Individual Action for
Failure to Join an Indispensable Party (SR International Business Insurance Co.)
12/22/04 - Order Granting an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to File a Second Amended Complaint (Holmes)
12/15/04 - Memo Endorsed Letter re: Page Limitations for the Underwriter-Related Defendants'
Motions to Dismiss Certain Individual Actions (Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Shriners
Hospitals; Public Employees' Retirement System of Ohio)
12/15/04 - Memo Endorsed Letter re: Page Limitations for SSB's "Phase Three" Motion to
Dismiss an Individual Action (Shriners Hospitals)
12/15/04 - Opinion and Order re: (1) Granting the SSB Defendants' Motion to Intervene; (2) Largely
Denying the Pacific Life Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File an Amended
Complaint; (3) Largely Granting the Holding Company Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
the Claims Alleged in the Pacific Life Plaintiffs' Complaint
12/15/04 - Order Addressing Certain Issues Raised by the Underwriter Defendants
During Summary Judgment That Are Not Yet Ripe for Review
12/15/04 - The Court's Opinion and Order Regarding the Parties' Motions for Summary
Judgment in the Securities Class Action
11/16/04 - Order re: Overruling Motion by Plaintiffs in an Individual Action to Reconsider the Expert
Discovery Procedures Adopted by Memo Endorsement on October 12, 2004 (IQ Holdings)
11/12/04 - Judgment Approving Settlement and Dismissing Action Against the Citigroup Defendants
11/12/04 - Order Approving Lead Plaintiff's Plan of Allocation with Respect to Settlement with the
Citigroup Defendants
11/12/04 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for Creation of a Litigation Fund from the Proceeds
of the Settlement with the Citigroup Defendants
11/12/04 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for Reimbursement of Expenses
11/12/04 - Order Granting Lead Counsel's Motion for an Award of Attorney's Fees
11/12/04 - Order Establishing Escrow Account to Fund Any Award to Liaison Counsel in Individual Actions
11/12/04 - Order re: (1) Bert C. Roberts' Cross-Motion to Enjoin the Arbitration of his Claims
Against Starr Are Considered an Objection to the Proposed Settlement; (2) Starr's Motion to
Dismiss an Individual Action is Deferred Until Any Fairness Hearing on the Settlement Between
the Director Defedants and the Class in the Securities Litigation; and (3) Any Arbitration
Proceedings Commenced by Starr are Stayed Until a Ruling on Starr's Motion to Dismiss and
Roberts' Cross-Motion
11/12/04 - Opinion and Order re: (1) Granting Lead Plaintiff's Petition for Approval of a $2.575
Billion Settlement with the SSB Defendants; (2) Approving Lead Plaintiff's Proposed Plan of
Allocation; (3) Approving Lead Plaintiff's Request for an Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses;
and (4) Denying Request by Counsel for William H. Miller for an Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses
11/10/04 - Order re: Scheduling a Conference on November 11, 2004 to Address Certain Discovery
Disputes in an Individual Action (New York City Employees Retirement System)
11/05/04 - Order re: Briefing Schedule for Filing Papers Relating to the Motion to Remand an
Individual Action to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York
(W. Wood Babcock, III)
11/01/04 - Order re: Certain Late-Filed Applications to Opt-Out of the Securities Litigation
10/27/04 - Order Denying Motion by Plaintiffs in Certain Individual Actions for an Extension
of Time to Serve their Summons and Complaint on Defendants
10/26/04 - Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification in the GOALS Litigation
Without Prejudice
10/25/04 - Order re: (1) Trial in the Securities Class Action Will Begin on February 28,
2005; (2) Pre-trial Order and Related Documents Will be Submitted by January 7, 2005; (3)
Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the Underwriter Defendants' Motion to "Phase the
Trial"; (4) Certain Depositions of Embargoed Witnesses May Proceed Without Delay
10/25/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Proposed Schedule for New York City Employees Retirement
System v. Ebbers
10/25/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Lead Plaintiff's Request for an Extension of the Page
Limitation for Filing the Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of the Partial Settlement, Plan
of Allocation, and Fee and Expense Request
10/19/04 - Order Requiring the Nineteen Summary Judgment Submissions Previously Filed
Under Seal to be Filed in the Public Record
10/08/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Denying an Individual Action Plaintiff's Request for an Extension
of Time to Respond to Liaison Counsel's Request for the Entry of an Order Awarding Fees and Expenses
to Liaison Counsel and a Set-Aside Order on the Individual Actions
10/07/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Deadlines for SunTrust Bank to Respond to Liaison
Counsel's Motion for the Entry of (1) an Order Awarding Fees and Expenses to Liaison
Counsel; and (2) a Set-Aside Order in the Individual Actions
10/07/04 - Order re: Procedures for Deposing Certain Embargoed Witnesses
10/05/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Permitting the Citigroup Defendants to Notice the Depositions of,
and Serve Subpoena on, Certain Embargoed Witnesses Subject to the Conditions in the Court's
October 4, 2004 Order
10/04/04 - Order re: Procedures for Noticing the Depositions of, and Serving Subpoenas on,
Certain Embargoed Witnesses
09/30/04 - Order re: Cut-off for Fact Discovery in the New York City Employees' Retirement
System's Individual Action
09/30/04 - Order re: (1) Determining the Duration of Certain Expert Depositions; and (2)
Denying the Motion to Strike Defendants' Expert Rebuttal Report
09/30/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting Arthur Andersen's Request for Enlargement of the
Page Limitation for Reply Memoranda of Law
09/29/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Proposed Procedure for Deposing Embargoed Witnesses
09/29/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Granting Defendant Burt C. Roberts an Extension of Time
and an Extension of Page Limitations for Filing his Reply Memorandum of Law to his Motion
for Summary Judgment
09/27/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Certain Requests by Lead Plaintiff Regarding the Filing of
their Opposition to Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions
09/24/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Public Filing of Lead Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Opposition
Papers
09/21/04 - Order re: Establishing the Briefing Schedule for Filing Papers Relating to the
Pacific Life Insurance Plaintiff's Request to Make a Showing Pursuant to Rule 15 in Support
of their August 23, 2004 Filing
09/20/04 - Order Requiring Arthur Andersen to Show Cause by October 8, 2004 Regarding Why
Certain Material Redacted from its Papers for Summary Judgment Should Not Be Part of the
Public Record
09/17/04 - Opinion and Order Dismissing the Weinstein Plaintiffs' Second Corrected Amended
Complaint With Prejudice
09/16/04 - Order Adjourning the Summary Judgment Schedule for the Director Defendants with the
Exception of Bert C. Roberts
09/16/04 - Memo Endorsed Order re: Certain Requests by Lead Plaintiff Regarding the Filing of
their Opposition to Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions
09/09/04 - Order re: Briefing Schedule for Filing Papers Relating to Bert C. Roberts' Cross-Motion
to Enjoin or Stay Arbitration in Bermuda
09/08/04 - Order re: Briefing Schedule for Filing Papers Relating to the Additional Three Phases of
Motions to Dismiss in Certain Individual Actions
09/02/04 - Order Requiring Lead Plaintiff to Provide the Court with a Report by September 10,
2004, Listing the Individual Action Plaintiffs Who Have Opted Out of the Consolidated Class Action
09/02/04 - Order Setting Forth the Pretrial Discovery Schedule That Will Govern the TARGETS Litigation
09/01/04 - Order re: Briefing Schedule for the SSB Defendants' and the Underwriter Defendants'
Motion to Strike an Individual Action Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Pacific Life Insurance Co.)
08/30/04 - Order Scheduling a Conference with the Court on September 8, 2004 to Address an
Additional Phase of Threshold Motions in Certain Individual Actions
08/30/04 - Order Granting the Motions of Certain Individual Action Plaintiffs to Voluntarily
Dismiss their Complaints Provided that they Participate in the Consolidated Class Action (Screen
Actors Guild - Producers Pension and Health Plans)
08/27/04 - Order Granting an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss his Complaint Voluntarily
Provided that He Participates in the Consolidated Class Action (Fabbri)
08/26/04 - Order re: (1) Defendants in the SunTrust Action Need Not Respond to SunTrust's August
13 Motion at This Time; (2) Denying the Request to Extend the Opt-out Date
08/24/04 - Order Setting a Briefing Schedule re: the Underwriter Defendants' Motion to Segment the
Trial in the Consolidated Class Action Into Three Phases
08/24/04 - Order Granting Bert C. Roberts' Motion for an Extension to Answer, Move or Otherwise Respond
to the Counterclaims Filed in Certain Actions
08/23/04 – Order Determining that Robert’s Motion for Advancement of Defense Costs is
Considered an Objection to the Proposed Settlement
08/17/04 – Order Denying Individual Action Plaintiff Moxley’s Request to Depose Daner and Bennet
08/13/04 - Order re: (1) Granting an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily
Dismiss its Complaint; and (2) Permitting the Individual Action Plaintiff to Remain a Member
of the Class Without Prejudice to its Right to Recover for Any Claims Brought on Behalf of
the Class (Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association)
08/13/04 - Order re: (1) Granting an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily
Dismiss its Complaint; and (2) Permitting the Individual Action Plaintiff to Remain a
Member of the Class Without Prejudice to its Right to Recover for Any Claims Brought on
Behalf of the Class (Screen Actors Guild - Producers Pension and Health Plans)
08/13/04 - Order re: (1) Granting an Individual Action Plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily
Dismiss its Complaint; and (2) Permitting the Individual Action Plaintiff to Remain a
Member of the Class Without Prejudice to its Right to Recover for Any Claims Brought
on Behalf of the Class (Heavy & General Laborers' Locals 472)
08/13/04 - Order Amending the April 19 Order by Requiring the Individual Action Plaintiffs
to Give Notice to their Adversary by October 1, 2004 of their Intention to Use One or More
of the Experts Designated in the Class Action
08/13/04 - Order re: (1) Briefing Schedule for the Summary Judgment Motions of the Director
Defendants, Except for Roberts; and (2) Requiring the Director Defendants, Except for
Roberts to Disclose their Expert Reports by September 10, 2004
08/13/04 - Order re: (1) Permitting the Montana Board of Investments to Remain a Member
of the Class Without Prejudice to Recover for Any Claims Brought on Behalf of the Class;
and (2) Dismissing the Montana Board of Investments' Individual Action with Prejudice
08/13/04 - Order Requiring Lead Plaintiff and Liaison Counsel for Defendants to Provide
Summary Reports to the Court by September 17, 2004
8/12/04 - Order re: (1) Setting a Briefing Schedule for Any Pre-Answer Motion that Starr
Excess Liability Chooses to File; and (2) Denying the Request to Designate a Certain Action
as an Electronic Case Filing Action
8/12/04 - Order Denying Motion by Individual Action Plaintiff to Remand for the Reasons Set Forth
in the Opinion of March 3, May 5, and May 20, 2003 (Washington State Investment Board)
08/11/04 - Order Granting the Underwriter Defendants' Request that Six Plaintiffs be Added to
the List of Persons to Whom the Second Court-Ordered Notice is Mailed
08/11/04 – Order Requiring the SunTrust Plaintiffs to Refrain From Communications With Any
Affiliate or Customer that Would State, Suggest or Imply that: (1) there will be a Decision
before September 1, 2004 on Any Motion They File; or (2) that the Opt-Out Period May be
Extended Until After a Decision on their Motion
08/11/04 – Order Granting Stiles A. Kellett's Motion to Intervene in an Action Filed by Bert C. Roberts
08/03/04 - Order by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Referring CALPERS's Motion
for a Stay of the Injunction to the Panel for Consideration of the Expedited Appeal on the Merits
07/16/04 - Hearing Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement
07/15/04 – Order Granting the Motion by the State of Wisconsin's Investment Board to Voluntarily Dismiss its
Complaint on the Condition that it be Permitted to Remain a Member of the Class for All Claims Asserted in the
Class Action
07/12/04 – Order Requiring Any Objections or Requests Regarding Two Class Notices
Proposed by Lead Plaintiff to be Submitted to the Court by July 14, 2004
07/08/04 - Mandate by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Denying the Petition for a Writ of Mandamus
07/08/04 – Order Granting Defendants’ Request to Hold the Deposition of Moody’s Investors
Services on July 13, 2004
07/07/04 – Order Dismissing With Prejudice an Individual Action Plaintiffs’ Claims Relating to the
1998 Bond Offering and the December 2000 Private Placement
07/07/04 – Order re: Briefing Schedule for Filing Papers Relating to Roberts’ Application for
Continental Casualty Company to Show Cause Why an Order Should Not Be Entered to Immediately
Compel the Advance of Defense Costs to Roberts
07/01/04 - Order re: the Deposition of Mary Chastka Shall Be Permitted to Occur After
July 9th But Not Later Than July 15th
07/01/04 - Order re: (1) Parties Shall Meet and Confer Regarding a Deposition Subpoena
Issued by Arthur Andersen LLP; and (2) Scheduling a Hearing on July 6 to Address Any Remaining Issues
06/30/04 - Order re: (1) Scheduling a Conference on July 7 to Address the Issue of
Advancing Defense Costs to Director Defendant Roberts; (2) Requiring the Counsel for
Roberts to Notify Counsel of the Hearing and Serve Them With the Relevant Papers
06/30/04 - Order Scheduling a Hearing on July 6, 2004 to Address Certain Issues
Regarding the Depositions Recently Scheduled by the Underwriter Defendants
06/30/04 - Order re: Deposition of Sanford Weil Shall Be Permitted to Occur After
July 9, But Not Later Than July 30, 2004
06/30/04 – Order re: (1) Confidential Designations Regarding Certain Documents Produced by Bank of
America; (2) Confidential Designations Regarding Certain Passages of Deposition Testimony
06/28/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on July 6, 2004 to Address the Proposed Class Notices
and Other Related Issues
06/28/04 – Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part the SSB Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss the Claims Alleged by the TARGETS Plaintiffs
06/25/04 – Order re: (1) With Consent of the Underwriters the Plaintiffs May Depose the Remaining
Due Diligence Witnesses After July 9, 2004; (2) Requiring the Underwriter Defendants to Inform Lead
Plaintiff by July 16 Whether it Intends to Rely on Evidence From These Witnesses in Connection With
the Litigation of any Summary Judgment Motion; and (3) Requiring the Underwriter Defendants to Inform
Lead Plaintiff by September 17 Whether it Intends to Rely on Evidence From These Witnesses at Trial
06/24/04 – Order re: (1) Adjourning the Deposition of Ron Beaumont; and (2) Re-Scheduling
His Deposition to Occur on July 12, 2004, or as soon thereafter as Mr. Beaumont’s Circumstances
Will Permit
06/22/04 – Order Canceling the Conference Call Scheduled for June 23, 2004 to Address a
Discovery Dispute Between Arthur Andersen LLP and WorldCom, Inc.
06/21/04 – Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference on June 23, 2004 to Address a Discovery
Dispute Between Arthur Andersen LLP and WorldCom, Inc.
06/18/04 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying the Motion of an Individual Action Plaintiff
to Stay the Court’s Injunction of the Circuit Court of Alabama from Resolving Any Summary
Judgment Motion or Beginning the Trial, Until Sixty Days Following the Entry of a Verdict
in the Securities Class Action (Retirement Systems of Alabama)
06/15/04 – Order re: Briefing Scheduling for Filing Papers Relating to the Underwriter
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Certain Claims in an Individual Action (Crane)
06/15/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on June 17, 2004 to Address the Close of the Opt-Out
Period in the Securities Litigation
06/14/04 – Order re: (1) Permitting the Underwriter Defendants to Depose Mr. McCall and Mr.
Hevesi; and (2) Establishing Time Limits for the Depositions of Mr. McCall and Mr. Hevesi
06/14/04 – Order re: (1) Partially Modifying the Court’s May 12 Scheduling Order With
Respect to the ERISA Litigation; and (2) Requiring That to the Extent the ERISA Litigation
Faces Overlapping Discovery Issues With the Securities Litigation, the ERISA Litigation
Shall be Governed by the Securities Litigation
06/09/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference with the Court on June 11, 2004 to Address an Issue
Raised in Lead Plaintiff’s Letter Dated June 7, 2004
06/09/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on June 10, 2004 to Address the Issues Raised in
Lead Plaintiff’s Letter of June 7, 2004
06/07/04 – Order re: Defendants in the Securities Litigation May Reserve Up to Twelve Days to
Depose the Thirteen Embargoed Witnesses and Defendant Ebbers in the Event They Are Available
Prior to the Class Action Trial; (2) Plaintiffs in the Securities and ERISA Litigations May
Reserve Up to Eight Days to Depose the Thirteen Embargoed Witnesses and Defendant Ebbers in the
Event That Defendants Choose Not to Proceed With One or More Depositions; and (3) in Deciding
How to Use the Remainder of Their Time, the Parties Should Make Those Decisions Without Regard
to Whether the Deposition of the Embargoed Witnesses or Defendant Ebbers Will Occur
06/03/04 – Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference for June 4, 2004 to Address a Dispute
that Arose During the Deposition of Jack Grubman
05/28/04 – Order Granting the Motion by an Individual Action Plaintiff to Voluntarily Dismiss its
Complaint on the Condition that it Participate in the Consolidated Class Action (Inter-Local Pension
Fund of the Graphic Communications Int’l Union)
05/20/04 – Order Granting the Motion by an Individual Action Plaintiff to Voluntarily Dismiss its
Complaint on the Condition that it Participate in the Consolidated Class Action (United Food and
Commercial Workers Union Local 880)
05/18/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on May 19, 2004 to Address an Electronic Discovery
Dispute Regarding the Individual Action Plaintiffs
05/18/04 – Opinion and Order Granting the Holding Company Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the
Section 15 Claims Alleged in Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Ass’n v. Ebbers
05/17/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Modifying May 13, 2004 Order Regarding the Non-SSB Defendants’
Obligation to Identify The Amount of Time They Wish To Reserve for the Depositions of the
Embargoed Witnesses and Ebbers
05/14/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference for May 17, 2004 to Address a Discovery Dispute Between
Arthur Andersen LLP and KPMG LLP
05/14/04 – Order re: Deadlines for Submitting Papers Regarding the Alabama Plaintiffs’ Motion for a
Stay of the Court’s April 23 Injunction
05/13/04 – Order re: The Three-Week Suspension of All Discovery-Related Proceedings Does Not Relate
to the Non-SSB Defendants’ Obligation to Identify How Much Time They With to Reserve for the
Depositions of the Embargoed Witnesses and Ebbers by May 21, 2004
05/13/04 – Order re: (1) Scope of Electronic Discovery in the Individual Actions Must be Resolved
by May 18, 2004; (2) Scheduling a Hearing on May 19, 2004 if the Scope of Electronic Discovery is Not
Successfully Resolved; and (3) Binding All Individual Action Plaintiffs to Any Agreement Reached During
the Meet and Confer Conference Regardless of Whether or Not They Participate in the Process
05/12/04 – Order Addressing the Joint Application by Lead Plaintiff and the SSB Defendants
to Require (1) a Severance of All Claims Brought Against the SSB Defendants from the Non-Settling
Parties in the Consolidated Class Action; (2) a Suspension of Certain Discovery-Related Proceedings
Until June 1, 2004; and (3) Modifying the Court’s November 14, 2003 and January 20, 2004 Scheduling
Orders
05/12/04 – Order Requiring Bradford & Marzec to Produce Certain Documents in Response to the
Underwriter Defendants’ Subpoena
05/12/04 – Order Addressing a Discovery Dispute Between the Underwriter Defendants and Bradford & Marzec Inc.
05/11/04 - Order by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirming the District Court's Denial of Motions
to Remand the State Court Individual Actions Brought Under the Securities Act of 1933
05/11/04 – Order Granting Motion by Certain Individual Action Plaintiffs to Voluntarily Dismiss
their Complaint on the Condition That They Participate in the Consolidated Class Action
(Maintenance Employees Teamsters Local 416 Pension Fund)
05/11/04 – Order Granting the Motion by an Individual Action Plaintiff to Voluntarily Dismiss its
Complaint on the Condition that it Participate in the Consolidated Class Action (Pacific Income Advisors)
05/11/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on May 13, 2004 to Address Certain Issues Raised by an
Individual Action Plaintiff (New York City Employees Retirement Systems)
05/11/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on May 11, 2004 to Address Lead Plaintiff and the
SSB Defendants’ Joint Application for (1) a Severance of the Class Claims Against the SSB
Defendants; (2) a Three Week Stay of All Discovery-Related Proceedings; and (3) Modification
of Certain Pre-Trial Deadlines
05/10/04 - Order by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Suspending its Consideration of the Citigroup
Defendants' Appeal of the Southern District of New York's October 23, 2003 Order Until the Parties'
Proposed Settlement Has Been Approved or Disapproved by the District Court And Until All Appeals From
Any Orders Approving or Disapproving Such Settlement Have Been Resolved
05/07/04 - Order by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals re: (1) Granting the SSB Defendants'
Petition Under Section 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (2) Denying the
Petition by Certain Underwriter-Related Defendants Under Section 23(f) of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure
05/07/04 – Order Granting the Government’s Request to Embargo the Six Additional Witnesses
Listed That Were Listed in its May 3 Letter
05/06/04 – Order Denying a Request by the Underwriter Defendants and the SSB Defendants to
Receive Clarification on the Court’s May 3 Order
05/06/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on May 7, 2004 to Address Lead Plaintiff’s May 5, 2004
Letter Regarding the Underwriter Defendants’ Response to Certain Interrogatories
05/06/04 – Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference on May 10, 2004 to Address Certain
Issues Raised by an Individual Action Plaintiff (Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association)
05/05/04 – Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference on May 5, 2004 to Address a Discovery
Dispute Between Counsel for Arthur Andersen LLP and Third-Party KPMG LLP
05/04/04 – Order re: (1) Granting the Underwriter Defendants’ Request to Receive an
Extension of Time to Notify Lead Plaintiff if They Will Rely Upon the Advice of Counsel
Defense; (2) Requiring the SSB Defendants and the Underwriter Defendants to Notify Lead
Plaintiff by May 7, 2004 Whether They Will Rely Upon the Advice of Counsel Defense; and
(3) Permitting Lead Plaintiff to Re-Depose Certain Witnesses if They Are Not Notified
by May 7, 2004
05/04/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on May 7, 2004 to Address the Embargo of the Six
Witnesses Identified in the Government’s May 3 Letter
05/04/04 – Order Granting a Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss an Individual Action on the Condition
that it Participate in the Consolidated Class Action (Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd.)
05/03/04 – Order re: (1) Permitting the Depositions of All Witnesses as to Whom the Government
Had Request An Embargo to Proceed Except for the Seven Witnesses Covered by the April 15 Opinion
and the Six Witnesses Identified by the Government’s May 3 Letter; and (2) Scheduling a Conference
on May 7, 2004 to Hear Any Parties Regarding the Opportunity to Depose the Six Witnesses Identified
in the Government’s May 3 Letter
05/03/04 – Order re: (1) Allowing the Parties in the Securities Litigation to Pursue Discovery
Concerning the Advice of Counsel Provided to the Underwriter Defendants and the SSB Defendants
Related to the Due Diligence from the May 2000 and May 2001 Bond Offerings; and (2) Requiring
the SSB Defendants and the Underwriter Defendants to Notify Lead Plaintiff by May 4, 2004
That They Do Not Intend to Rely on the Advice of Counsel Defense
04/28/04 – Order re: Conference Scheduled for April 29, 2004 Will Address (1) the “Advice of
Counsel” Defense in Conjunction with the May 2000 and May 2001 Offerings and (2) the Dispute
Regarding Embargoed Witnesses
04/27/04 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Defendant Ebbers’ Motion for a Stay of All Civil
Proceedings Until Final Resolution of the Criminal Action
04/26/04 – Order Requiring Plaintiffs in the Reynolds v. Allen Individual Action to Inform
the Court by April 30, 2004 on the Status of Their Two Pending Motions
04/23/04 – Order Enjoining the Circuit Court of Alabama from Resolving Any Summary Judgment
Motion or Beginning the Trial in the Retirement System of Alabama v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Until 60 Days After the Entry of a Verdict in the Securities Class Action for the Reasons
Stated in the Opinion and Order Dated April 23, 2004
04/23/04 – Opinion and Order Granting Defendants’ Application Pursuant to the All Writs Act
to Enjoin the Circuit Court of Alabama from Resolving Any Summary Judgment or Beginning the
Trial in the Retirement System of Alabama v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Until at Least 60 Days
Following the Entry of a Verdict in the Securities Class Action
04/21/04 – Order Regarding the Timing of When the Court Will Determine Whether Any Additional
Witnesses Shall Be Embargoed
04/19/04 – Order Allowing the Plaintiffs in Certain Individual Actions to Amend their
Complaints Until April 30, 2004
04/19/04 – Order re: (1) Addressing Certain Issues Relating to the Discovery Schedule
in the Individual Actions; and (2) Scheduling a Conference on April 15, 2005 to Discuss
the Procedure for Summary Judgment Motion Practice in the Individual Actions
04/19/04 – Order Requiring the Attorney’s Name in the Final Paragraph of
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 346 to be Redacted from Any Public Filing
04/16/04 – Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the Motion to Dismiss
in the Weinstein Individual Action
04/15/04 – Order Scheduling a Telephone Conference on April 19, 2004 to Address the
Scheduling Order in the Individual Actions Proposed by the Court on April 13, 2004
04/15/04 – Opinion and Order re: (1) Denying Defendants’ Motion to Extend the June 18, 2004 Fact
Discovery Cut-Off in the Securities Litigation; (2) Granting the Government’s Request to
Embargo Seven Witnesses From Discovery; and (3) Reserving Decision on the Government’s
Request to Embargo an Additional Six Witnesses From Discovery
04/13/04 – Order re: Proposed Order to Be Issued Regarding a Discovery Schedule for the Individual
Actions in the Securities Litigation
04/13/04 – Attachment to the Court’s Order Dated April 13, 2004 to Address the Proposed Discovery
Schedule in the Individual Actions
04/12/04 – Order Granting Motion by Four Individual Action Plaintiffs to Voluntarily Dismiss their
Complaints on the Condition that they be Permitted to Remain as Members of the Class Action
04/12/04 – Order Addressing the Due Diligence Discovery Dispute that Was Raised at the
Conference with the Court on April 8, 2004
04/12/04 – Order re: (1) Underwriter Defendants Must Complete their Production of Electronic
Discovery by April 19, or, in the case of J.P. Morgan, by April 30; (2) Granting Plaintiffs’
Request That Additional Deposition Time, Occasioned by Production of Materials After April 2,
2004, Not Be Deducted From Their Sixty-Day Limit; and (3) Granting Plaintiffs’ Request for
Electronic Discovery From Nine More Custodians
04/12/04 – Order re: (1) Denying the Motion in Bell v. Ebbers to Extend the Time to File a
Notice of Appeal; (2) Order Denying Certain Motions for Leave to File an Amended Complaint;
(3) Dismissing Twenty-Six Individual Actions Subject to Certain Conditions; (4) Vacating
the Opt-Out Forms Executed by Certain Plaintiffs
04/12/04 – Order Revising the Court’s Order Dated January 26, 2004 to Permit the Participation
in the Class Action by Any Plaintiff Covered by that Order So Long as the Plaintiff Files a
Notice of Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss its Lawsuit by the End of the Opt-Out Period
04/12/04 – Order Granting the Motion by the Golden Gate Transit Amalgamated Retirement
Plan to Voluntarily Dismiss its Complaint on the Condition That it be Permitted to Remain
as a Member of the Class Action
04/07/04 – Stipulation and Order to Extend the Time that the European Tranche Defendants
Can Respond to the Corrected First Amended Class Action Complaint by Thirty Days From
April 2, 2004 to May 3, 2004
04/07/04 – Order Allowing the Government to Include Ex Parte Material in Response to
Defendants’ Request to Terminate the Discovery Embargo
04/07/04 – Order Requiring the Underwriter Defendants to Provide the Court with the Interview
Notes from Wilmer Cutler’s Interviews With Fifteen Identified Witnesses
04/02/04 – Order Accompanying the April 2, 2004 Opinion and Order re: Oral Argument Scheduled on
April 8, 2004 to Address Whether Plaintiffs in the Twenty-Six Dismissed Mississippi Actions Can
Individually Join the Class Action Without the Participation of Each Mississippi Plaintiff in
the Dismissed Actions
04/02/04 – Opinion and Order re: (1) Denying Reconsideration of Ebbers v. Bell; (2) and Granting
Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Twenty-Six Mississippi Actions, Subject to the Conditions
Imposed by the Court
04/02/04 – Order re: Conference Scheduled on April 8, 2004 to Address Certain Discovery Disputes
04/01/04 – Order re: Conference Scheduled on April 2, 2004 to Address Certain Discovery Disputes
03/29/04 – Order re: (1) Deadlines for Filing Papers in Response to Defendants’ Application to
Coordinate Proceedings in the Alabama Action; and (2) Scheduling a Hearing on April 13, 2004 to
Address Why an Order Should Not Be Issued Pursuant to the All Writs Act
03/25/04 – Order Denying the Motion by Byron B. Mathews, Jr. to Require Lead Plaintiff to Disclose
Any Potential Conflicts and to Create Sub-classes in the Certified Class
03/25/04 – Order re: (1) Denying Defendants’ Motion to Modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order; and
(2) Scheduling Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to Defendant Ebbers’s Motion to Stay Proceedings
03/24/04 – Order re: (1) Granting Robert V. Cornish, Jr.’s Motion for Withdrawal as Counsel;
and (2) Canceling the Conference on March 30, 2004 Regarding this Motion
03/24/04 – Order re: (1) Scheduling a Hearing on April 6, 2004 for an Order to Show Cause
Regarding Defendants’ Application to Coordinate Proceedings in Certain Actions; and (2)
Deadlines for Filing Papers Regarding Defendants’ Application to Coordinate Proceedings
in Certain Actions
03/23/04 – Order re: (1) Scheduling a Conference on March 24, 2004 to Address the Discovery
Dispute Between Arthur Andersen LLP and WorldCom, Inc.; and (2) Requiring Arthur Andersen and
WorldCom to Continue to Meet and Confer Prior to the Conference
03/19/04 – Order re: (1) the Continuation of the Oral Argument on the Motion to Modify the
Pre-Trial Scheduling Order Will Be Held on March 24, 2004; and (2) Conference on the
Plaintiffs’ Production of Documents and Responses to Interrogatories in the Individual
Actions Will be Held Following the Oral Argument on March 24, 2004
03/19/04 – Opinion and Order Granting the Motions to Dismiss by Certain Foreign Defendants
Named in the Corrected Amended Complaint
03/18/04 – Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to a Motion for Leave to File an
Amended Complaint by an Individual Action Plaintiff (Katz)
03/17/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on March 30, 2004 to Hear a Motion by Robert V. Cornish
for Withdrawal as Counsel in an Individual Action (Pacific Income Advisors, Inc.)
03/15/04 – Order re: (1) Scheduling Oral Arguments Regarding the Motion to Modify the Pre-Trial
Scheduling Order on March 18, 2004; and (2) Canceling the Oral Argument Scheduled on March 31, 2004
03/15/04 – Order Denying Motion to Remand by an Individual Action Plaintiff for the Reasons Set Forth
in the Court’s Opinions Dated March 3, May 5, and May 20, 2003 (Ron G. Crane)
03/15/04 – Order re: Oral Argument for the Motion to Modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order
Will be Held on March 31, 2004
03/15/04 – Order Denying an Individual Action Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand for the Reasons Set
Forth in the Court’s Opinions Dated March 3, May 5 and May 20, 2003 (Inter-Local Pension Fund
of the Graphic Communications Int’l Union)
03/12/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to Plaintiffs’ Motion
in Bell v. Ebbers for an Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal to the
Court’s Opinion Dated February 20, 2004
03/12/04 – Opinion and Order Denying Reconsideration of the Court’s Order Issued on January 20,
2004 re: Dismissing the Securities Act Claims Alleged by Certain Individual Action Plaintiffs
03/12/04 – Opinion and Order Granting Motions by Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank AG,
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.,
and Citigroup, Inc. to Dismiss the Securities Act Claims Alleged in the Amended Complaint
of the Alameda Individual Action
03/12/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to an Amended Complaint
by the Milberg Weiss Actions to Bring Claims Against the Holding Company Defendants
03/11/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting the SunTrust Bank's Motion for Leave to File an
Amended Complaint to the Extent Allowed in the Stipulation Dated March 11, 2004.
03/11/04 - Stipulation and Order Amending the SunTrust Bank Complaint to Substitute J.P. Morgan
Securities Ltd. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
03/10/04 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Conditionally Granting the Weinstein Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Amend
03/10/04 – Order re: (1) Dismissing Northwestern Mutual’s Claims Against Defendant Ebbers and the Director
Defendants, With Prejudice; (2) Dismissing Northwestern Mutual’s Section 11 Claims Regarding the 1998 and
2000 Bond Offerings, With Prejudice; (3) Dismissing Northwestern Mutual’s Section 11 Claims Against Utendahl
Capital Partners and Blaylock Capital Partners, With Prejudice; and (4) Dismissing Northwestern Mutual’s
Section 15 Claims Regarding the 1998 and 2000 Bond Offerings, With Prejudice
03/10/04 – Order re: (1) Fact Discovery of the Plaintiffs in Individual Actions is Extended Until
December 31, 2004; (2) Matters Relating to Deposition Testimony of Plaintiffs in Individual Actions;
(3) Requiring the Parties to Meet and Confer Regarding a Revised Schedule for Expert Discovery and
Summary Judgment Practice in the Individual Actions; and (4) Scheduling Oral Arguments on the
Defendants’ Motion to Modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order for March 24, 2004
03/09/04 – Order Extending the Filing Deadline for the Declaration Described in the December 12
Order Until Ten Days After the Close of the Opt Out Period
03/08/04 – Order re: Conferences Scheduled for March 9, 2004 to Address: (1) Discovery Disputes
with Third-Party KPMG LLP; and (2) Proposed Plan for Deposition Discovery of Plaintiffs in the
Individual Actions
03/05/04 – Order re: The March 9, 2004 Conference in Reynolds v. Allen is Adjourned Sine Die
03/04/04 – Order re: The December 2, 2003 Motions to Dismiss Are Denied as Moot in Light of the
Court’s January 30, 2004 Memorandum Opinion and Order
03/03/04 – Order re: Conferences Will Be Held Before the Court on March 9, 2004 Regarding
Certain Discovery Disputes
03/02/04 – Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the Motions to Dismiss Filed
by Plaintiffs in Certain Mississippi Actions
02/26/04 – Order Requiring SunTrust to Submit their Reply Memorandum of Law in Further
Support of their Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint by March 5, 2004
02/25/04 – Order re: (1) Consolidating the Rosenbloom and Castellani Individual Actions
(collectively referred to as the “Targets Securities Litigation”); (2) Consolidating the
Targets Securities Litigation with the WorldCom Securities Litigation for Pre-Trial
Purposes Only; (3) Setting a Briefing Schedule for Papers Relating to the Targets
Securities Litigation; and (4) Establishing Procedural Guidelines for Coordinating the
Targets Securities Litigation with the WorldCom Securities Litigation
02/24/04 – Order re: (1) Vacating the February 20, 2004 Scheduling Order; and (2) Setting
Forth a Revised Schedule for the Briefing of Any Motions to Dismiss in the Specified Actions
02/20/04 – Order Requiring Defendants to File a Motion to Dismiss Against Certain Individual Actions
in the Mississippi Circuit Court by February 27, 2004, With Oppositions Due on March 12, 2004, and
Any Reply Due on March 19, 2004
02/20/04 – Order Granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Bell et al. v. Ebbers et al.
02/18/04 – Order Granting Teamster Local 408’s Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss its Complaint
Pursuant to the Court’s January 26, 2004 Order
02/18/04 – Order re: (1) Underwriter-Related Defendants Must Complete their Production of
Electronic Mail by April 2, 2004; (2) Skadden Arps Will Replace Simpson Thatcher as
Liaison Counsel for Defendants in the Securities Litigation; and (3) the Euro Tranche
Defendants Must File a Reply to the Opposition to their Motion to Dismiss Counts IV and
V of the Corrected First Amended Complaint by February 23, 2004
02/18/04 – Order Requiring Any Opposition to Andersen’s Motion to Modify the Pre-Trial
Scheduling Order to be Submitted by March 5, 2004, and Any Reply Submitted by
March 12, 2004
02/17/04 – Order Addressing Certain Issues Discussed at the Conference of January 29, 2004
02/13/04 – Order Granting Motion by Plaintiff in the UFCW Individual Action to Voluntarily
Dismiss its Complaint on the Condition that it Participates in the WorldCom Consolidated
Class Action
02/13/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Granting the SSB Defendants' Motion to Intervene in the Wallace
Individual Action for the Limited Purpose of Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend their Complaint
02/13/04 - Memo Endorsed Order Adopting the WorldCom Directors' Proposed Briefing Schedule
for the January 27, 2004 Response by Plaintiff in the Reynolds v. Allen Individual Action
02/13/04 – Order re: Footnote 2 in the January 30, 2004 Memorandum Opinion and Order is Null and Void
02/12/04 – Order Granting Request by Individual Action Plaintiff to Receive an Extension
to Serve his Objection to Consolidation Until February 13, 2004
02/03/04 – Order by the Court of Appeals Extending the Opt-Out Deadline
01/30/04 – Discovery Coordination Order for Handling Pretrial Discovery Between the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the State Courts in
the State Court Actions that Have Entered Certain State Court Coordination Orders
01/30/04 – Order re: Procedural Background Regarding the January 30, 2004 Discovery
Coordination Order
01/30/04 – Order Denying Motion to Remand by Plaintiffs in the American International
Group, Inc. Individual Action
01/30/04 – Order Granting Motion by Plaintiffs in Certain Individual Actions to Voluntarily
Dismiss their Individual Action Subject to Remaining as a Member of the Securities Class
Action (McMorgan & Co.; Maintenance Employees Teamsters Local 282 Pension Fund)
01/30/04 – Order Granting Motion by the SLS Investors to Voluntarily Dismiss Their
Individual Action But Subject to Them Remaining as a Member of the Securities Class Action
01/30/04 – Order Granting Motion by the Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville and Davidson
County to Voluntarily Dismiss its Individual Action But Conditioned On It Remaining
as a Member of the Securities Class Action
01/30/04 – Order Scheduling a Conference on February 18, 2004 Regarding Certain Individual
Actions
01/27/04 – Corrected Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Regarding the
European Tranche Underwriter Defendants’ and the SSB Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
Counts IV and V of the Corrected First Amended Complaint (Correcting the Court’s
Scheduling Order Dated January 26, 2004)
01/27/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to Ebbers Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss Certain Claims Asserted in the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Individual Action
01/27/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the SunTrust
Individual Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint
01/27/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to the SSB
Defendants’ Filing for Leave to Intervene in the Wallace Individual Action
01/26/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Regarding the European
Tranche Underwriter Defendants’ and the SSB Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Counts
IV and V of the Corrected First Amended Complaint
01/26/04 – Order Requiring All Parties Who Wish to Propose Changes to the January
26, 2004 Draft of the Discovery Coordination Order to Submit their Proposals by
January 28, 2004
01/26/04 – Order re: (1) Permitting Individual Plaintiffs Whose Actions or Claims
Have Been Affected by Certain Orders to Dismiss their Action Voluntarily and Remain
a Member of the Class; and (2) Relieving Such Plaintiffs of the Costs or Expenses
Pursuant to an Application So Long as they File a Motion for Voluntary Dismissal
Before February 20, 2004
01/26/04 – Opinion and Order Granting the Request by Certain Individual Plaintiffs
to Voluntarily Dismiss their Actions Under the Condition That They Will Not Opt-Out
of the Class or Seek in Any Way to Continue their Individual Actions
01/22/04 – Order Declining a Motion to Remand by the Plaintiff in the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Individual Action for Reasons Consistent With the Court’s
Opinions Dated on May 3, May 5, and May 20, 2003
01/20/04 – Scheduling Order re: Granting Modifications to the Expert Discovery and
Summary Judgment Schedule of the WorldCom Securities Litigation
01/20/04 – Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the
Securities Act Claims Alleged by the Plaintiffs in the SLS Investors Individual Action
01/20/04 – Opinion and Order Granting the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice
Certain Claims Alleged by the Plaintiffs in the Public Retirement System of Ohio
Individual Action
01/20/04 –Opinion and Order: (1) Denying Reconsideration of Two Alaska Plaintiff
Individual Actions; (2) Granting Motions to Dismiss Brought Against Thirty
Milberg Weiss Individual Actions; (3) Reserving Decision on the Motions to Dismiss
Filed Against the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Plaintiffs
01/20/04 –Order Denying the November 10, 2003 and December 19, 2003 Letters from
Milberg Weiss Requesting a Stay of Certain Proceedings in the WorldCom Class
Action Securities Litigation
01/20/04 – Scheduling Order re: Conference on January 22, 2004 to Discuss the
Coordination of Discovery Between the WorldCom Class Action Securities Litigation
and the Individual Actions
01/20/04 – Scheduling Order re: Conference on January 22, 2004 to Address
Discovery Disputes Regarding the SSB Defendants’ Production of Certain E-Mails
01/20/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Papers Regarding the Metropolitan
Government Plaintiffs of Nashville’s Motion to Dismiss
01/20/04 – Order Dismissing Claims Brought Against the SSB Defendants in a July 11, 2003
Amendment by Plaintiffs in the Railways Pension Trust Individual Action
01/20/04 – Order Requiring Plaintiffs in the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
to Submit by January 31, 2004 Any Supplement to its Opposition to the Ebbers Defendants
Motions to Dismiss, with the Ebbers Defendants Reply to be Submitted by February 7, 2004
01/20/04 – Scheduling Order re: (1) Any Opposition to a Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss the
Complaint of the Heavy & General Laborers’ Locals 472 Plaintiffs is to be Submitted by
January 30, 2004; (2) Any Reply to this Opposition to be Submitted by February 6, 2004.
01/20/04 – Order Granting the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Certain Claims Alleged by the
SunTrust Plaintiffs
01/13/04 – Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Regarding the Motions by Three
Individual Action Plaintiffs to Voluntarily Dismiss their Complaints Without Prejudice
(Maintenance Employees Teamsters Local 416 Pension Fund; Alaska Teamster-Employer Pension
Trust; Nat’l Asbestos Workers Pension Fund)
01/13/04 – Scheduling Order re: Extended Deadlines for Filing an Opposition and Reply to
the Wallace Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File an Amendment Complaint
01/12/04 – Order Granting the Underwriter-Related Defendants’ Request for an Extension
Until January 13, 2004 to Submit Either a Proposed Order, Or If An Agreement is Not Reached,
Two Competing Orders, in Accordance with the Court’s December 17, 2003 Opinion and Order
01/12/04 – Scheduling Order re: Filing Papers Related to Motions by Plaintiffs in Certain
Individual Actions to Voluntarily Dismiss their Complaints (Alaska Electrical; Alaska Permanent
Capital; District No. 9)
01/08/04 – Order Requesting Counsel for the Underwriter-Related Defendants to
Prepare a Chart Detailing Certain Information re: Individual Actions
01/08/04 – Revised Scheduling Order re: Deadlines for Filing Papers Relating to a Motion by
Plaintiffs in the Wallace Individual Action to File an Amended Complaint
01/06/04 – Order Requiring Any Opposition to the McMorgan Plaintiffs’ Motion to
Voluntarily Dismiss Their Individual Action Complaint to be Submitted by January 16,
2004, and Any Reply to be Submitted by January 23, 2004
01/06/04 – Order Requiring Any Opposition to a Motion to Amend the Complaint Filed
by Plaintiffs in the Weinstein Individual Action to be Submitted by January 16, 2004,
and Any Reply to be Submitted by January 23, 2004
01/05/04 – Order by the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals Granting the
SSB Defendants’ Petition for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to Rule 23(f)
12/30/03 – Opinion and Order Denying the Mississippi Plaintiffs’ Objections to
the Court’s November 5, 2003 Order
12/29/03 - Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Transfer His Individual
Action to the Central District of California (Fabbri)
12/29/03 - Order Requiring Any Opposition to the SLS Investors' Motion to Voluntarily
Dismiss their Individual Action Complaint to Be Filed by January 9, 2003, and Any
Reply to be Filed by January 16, 2003
12/23/03 – Memo Endorsed Order Requiring Liaison Counsel to Report the Status of Certain
Lawsuits Specified in the December 18, 2003 Affidavit by January 9, 2004
12/23/2003 – Order re: (1) Requiring Counsel for Lead Plaintiff and the
Underwriter-Related Defendants to Re-File Certain Documents in the Public
Record; and (2) Requiring Other Parties to Re-File Documents in the Public
Record That Were Previously Filed Under Seal or in Redacted Form by January 16, 2004
12/22/03 – Opinion and Order Granting the Regents of the University of California’s
Application for an Extension of Time to File an Amended Complaint
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Smith)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Little)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Hood)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a First Amended
Complaint (Hamilton)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Gilkey)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Franck)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Clowers)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended
Complaint (Clark)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended
Complaint (Barnett)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Barlow)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Barkley)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended
Complaint (Arnold)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Albright)
12/22/03 – Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended
Complaint (Abrams)
12/19/03 - Memo Endorsed Order Relieving Certain Underwriter-Related Defendants
of their Obligation to Respond to the Alaska Plaintiff's December 15, 2003 Response
to the Court's June 11, 2003 Order to Show Cause
12/17/03 – Opinion and Order re: (1) Requiring Any Party in the Securities Litigation
to Serve Suggestions on the Underwriters’ Counsel to Amend the Proposed Order Regarding
Coordinated Discovery by January 5, 2004; and (2) Requiring Counsel to Meet and Confer
by the week of January 5, 2004, and to Submit Either a Proposed Order or Competing
Proposed Orders by January 9, 2004
12/16/03 – Opinion and Order Granting in Part the Motion for Certification of an Interlocutory
Appeal re: the Court’s May 5, 2003 and May 20, 2003 Orders
12/16/03 – Opinion and Order Denying the SSB Defendants’ Motion to Stay Merits-Based Deposition Discovery
12/16/03 – Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand for Reasons Consistent
with the Court’s March 3, 2003 Order (McMorgan & Co.)
12/16/03 – Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand for Reasons Consistent
with the Court’s Orders on March 3, 2003 and May 3, 2003 (Mass. State Guaranteed Annuity Fund)
12/15/03 – Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand for Reasons Consistent
with the Court’s March 3, 2003 Opinion (UFCW Int’l Union-Industry Pension Fund)
12/15/03 – Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand for Reasons Consistent
with the Court’s March 3, 2003 Opinion (Maine State Retirement System; Municipal
Employees’ Retirement System of Michigan; State of |