In re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative "ERISA" Lit.

Full title: In Re ENRON CORPORATION SECURITIES, DERIVATIVE "ERISA" LITIGATION, MARK…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division

Date published: Mar 17, 2003

MDL 1446, Civil Action No. H-01-3624 and Consolidated Cases, Civil Action No. H-03-0860 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 17, 2003)

Opinion

MDL 1446, Civil Action No. H-01-3624 and Consolidated Cases, Civil Action No. H-03-0860

March 17, 2003

ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION

MELINDA HARMON, United States District Judge.

Pursuant to the order of consolidation entered in lead case H-01-3624,Newby v. Enron Corp. et al. on December 12, 2001, and the order of transfer from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the above referenced case, H-03-0860, is hereby CONSOLIDATED into H-01-3624.

Furthermore, of the pending motions in H-03-0860, Arthur Andersen's motion to stay proceedings (instrument #5) is MOOT in light of the transfer of this action to this Court.¹ In addition, because a Lead Plaintiff and lead counsel have already been appointed in Newby, Hudson Soft Company, Ltd. and Conseco Annuity Assurance Company's motion to be appointed as lead plaintiffs, and for the approval of their selection of co-lead counsel (#51) is also MOOT.

1 The Court observes that although Judge Griesa of the Southern District of New York previously ruled that the motion to stay was moot (#39) he subsequently vacated that order (#46).