Opinion
Case Nos. 8:05-cv-1856-T-27MSS, et al.
August 17, 2006
ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on renewed motions for an extension of time to respond to various motions to dismiss filed in the Burton Wiand/"Waxenberg Receiver Cases." See App. Motions to dismiss these complaints have been pending in some instances for over four months. The staggering of these motions, the substantial docket and the resulting challenges raised by the Receiver in support of his motion are inherent in this type of litigation. Further, the Receiver determined that filing individual suits rather than a single suit against all Defendants was legally or strategically appropriate and represented to the Court that he had the resources needed to be appointed Receiver and to manage this case.
Though there may be certain side issues that are specific to certain Defendants and not others, certain salient and threshold issues are common to all, and they have been raised and thoroughly briefed in the memoranda that have been filed. Thus, the Court determines that the most efficient way of proceeding and of using the resources of the Court, the putative Defendants, as well as the resources of the Receiver to address these pending motions is to proceed as follows:
1. The deadlines for filing all motions to dismiss or to answer any complaint filed by the Waxenberg Receiver in this Court against the Waxenberg investors, if no motion or answer has yet been filed, are hereby CONTINUED pending further order of the Court. Any pending motions requesting an extension are GRANTED. All discovery in the cases is hereby STAYED pending further order of the Court.
2. The Receiver, on or before September 15, 2006, shall file a "global" response to all motions to dismiss that have been filed as of the date of this Order. Any conflicting orders regarding response deadlines that may have been entered in these cases are hereby MODIFIED to be consistent with the deadline set forth herein. That response shall not exceed thirty (30) pages in length.
3. All Defendants whose motions have been filed and who wish to file a reply to the response shall do so within 11 days of the filing of the Receiver's global response. Any such reply shall not exceed eight (8) pages in length.
4. The Court will thereafter determine whether oral argument is required. If so, it shall be held on Friday, November 17, 2006, Sam Gibbons, United States Courthouse, Tampa Florida, courtroom to be determined. Counsel for all parties whose motions are pending as of the date of this Order shall attend the hearing in person. Those parties who have been sued and served but have not yet filed a motion or answer are free to attend the hearing and have counsel present at "counsel table." All others may, of course, attend as a member of the general public. Only those parties whose motions to dismiss are pending as of the date of this Order, however, willbe permitted to present argument to the Court.
5. To the extent that the Defendants can agree on a lead counsel to argue on behalf of the Defendants globally, they shall confer and designate a lead counsel for this purpose. If they cannot agree, each counsel will be permitted to present limited argument to the Court or may opt to rest on the written submissions.
6. If, upon review of the memoranda and consideration of the law, the Court determines that oral argument is not necessary, the hearing will be canceled or may proceed to address any other issues that may be outstanding, and the parties will be so notified.
7. The CLERK is directed to file a copy of this Order in each case listed in the attached Appendix.
DONE and ORDERED.
APPENDIX
8:05-cv-01856-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Waxenberg 8:06-cv-00605-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Terry 8:06-cv-00606-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Trugman 8:06-cv-00607-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Shaw ____ 8:06-cv-00608-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Wornham 8:06-cv-00609-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Abraham 8:06-cv-00610-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Gruen et al 8:06-cv-00611-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Dell et al 8:06-cv-00612-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Isroff 8:06-cv-00613-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Hayes 8:06-cv-00614-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Dimont, et al 8:06-cv-00615-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Cottage Development LLC 8:06-cv-00616-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Kavensky 8:06-cv-00617-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Greenberg et al 8:06-cv-00618-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Court Street LLC 8:06-cv-00622-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Isroff 8:06-cv-00623-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Isroff 8:06-cv-00631-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Owens 8:06-cv-00632-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Savran et al 8:06-cv-00633-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Shaw 8:06-cv-00634-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Shaw 8:06-cv-00635-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Siegel 8:06-cv-00636-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Tuck et al 8:06-cv-00637-RAL-MSS Wiand et al v. Vinograd et al 8:06-cv-00638-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Umansky 8:06-cv-00639-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Winkler et al 8:06-cv-00640-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Baratz et al 8:06-cv-00641-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Burman et al 8:06-cv-00642-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Baratz et al 8:06-cv-00643-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Conner et al 8:06-cv-00644-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Feldman 8:06-cv-00645-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Levey et al 8:06-cv-00646-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Nathenson et al 8:06-cv-00647-SDM-MSS Wiand et al v. Harvey Levine et al 8:06-cv-00648-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Owens et al 8:06-cv-00649-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Libor Partners 8:06-cv-00650-JSM-MSS Wiand v. The Rampell Partnership et al 8:06-cv-00651-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Nessel 8:06-cv-00652-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Nathenson et al 8:06-cv-00653-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Shaw 8:06-cv-00696-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Sussman 8:06-cv-00697-SCB-MSS Wiand et al v. Vinograd et al 8:06-cv-00698-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Siegel 8:06-cv-00699-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Owens 8:06-cv-00700-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Vinograd 8:06-cv-00701-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Garcia 8:06-cv-00703-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Rosenberg 8:06-cv-00705-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Waxenberg 8:06-cv-00706-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Schnall et al 8:06-cv-00707-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Saunders 8:06-cv-00708-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Waxenberg 8:06-cv-00822-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Vinograd 8:06-cv-00823-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Vinogrand 8:06-cv-00824-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Vinograd 8:06-cv-00825-SDM-MSS Wiand v. Vinograd 8:06-cv-00826-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Disraeli 8:06-cv-00827-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Disraeli 8:06-cv-00828-SDM-MSS Wiand et al v. Harris et al 8:06-cv-00830-RAL-MSS Wiand et al v. Isaacson et al 8:06-cv-00831-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Neumann et al 8:06-cv-00832-SDM-MSS Wiand et al 8:06-cv-00833-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Adatto 8:06-cv-00834-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Seidman et al 8:06-cv-00835-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Shaw 8:06-cv-00836-SCB-MSS Wiand v. Singer 8:06-cv-00837-EAK-MSS Wiand et al v. Stevenson 8:06-cv-01048-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Rubin 8:06-cv-01049-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Baratz et al 8:06-cv-01069-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Browning 8:06-cv-01070-RAL-MSS Wiand v. Saltz 8:06-cv-01072-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Goldstein et al 8:06-cv-01073-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Shaw 8:06-cv-01075-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Waxenberg 8:06-cv-01085-JDW-MSS Wiand v. Mitchell 8:06-cv-01092-JSM-MSS Wiand v. Glaser et al 8:06-cv-01203-EAK-MSS Wiand v. Abiri