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In re Worldcom, Inc. Securities Litigation

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Mar 4, 2005
Master File No, 02 Civ. 3288 (DLC), No. 02 Civ. 8981 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2005)

Opinion

Master File No, 02 Civ. 3288 (DLC), No. 02 Civ. 8981 (DLC).

March 4, 2005

LOWEY, DANNENBERG, BEMPORAD SELINGER, P.C., Neil L. Selinger, Counsel for Plaintiffs.

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER FLOM LLP, Jay B. Kasner, Susan L. Salzstein, Frances P. Kao, Steven J. Kolleeny, Counsel for the Underwriter-Related Defendants.

PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON GARRISON LLP, Eric S. Goldstein Anne S. Raish, Counsel for the Citigroup Defendants.

CURTIS, MALLETT-PREVOST, COLT, MOSLE LLP, Elliot Lauer, Michael J. Moscato, Cynthia L. Ebbs, Counsel for Arthur Andersen.


STIPULATION AND ORDER


WHEREAS, an expert discovery schedule and summary judgment briefing schedule were set by this Court pursuant to that certain April 19, 2004 Scheduling Order;

WHEREAS, the existing expert discovery schedule appears likely to conflict with the identified experts' duties relative to the class action trial scheduled to begin on March 18, 2005;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that, as much as possible, such conflicts should be avoided thus minor modifications to the expert discovery schedule and the summary judgment briefing schedule should be made.

Based on the foregoing, it is hereby STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Plaintiffs, the Underwriter-Related Defendants, the Citigroup Defendants, and Arthur Andersen that the expert discovery schedule will be modified as follows:

Parties with the burden of proof on a particular issue must submit expert reports no later than April 15, 2005;
Rebuttal expert reports shall be submitted no later than May 13, 2005;
Revised expert reports shall be submitted no later than May 27, 2005;

The close of expert discovery shall be July 8, 2005.

Further, the parties STIPULATE AND AGREE that the schedule for the briefing of summary judgment motions will be modified as follows:

Opening briefs in support of summary judgment shall be filed no later than July 11, 2005;
Opposition briefs shall be filed no later than August 8, 2005;
Reply briefs shall be filed no later than August 15, 2005.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

In re Worldcom, Inc. Securities Litigation

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Mar 4, 2005
Master File No, 02 Civ. 3288 (DLC), No. 02 Civ. 8981 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2005)
Case details for

In re Worldcom, Inc. Securities Litigation

Case Details

Full title:IN RE WORLDCOM, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: NEW…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Mar 4, 2005

Citations

Master File No, 02 Civ. 3288 (DLC), No. 02 Civ. 8981 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2005)