Opinion
MDL Docket No. 1446, Civil Action No. H-01-3624 (Consolidated).
May 23, 2005
CLASS ACTION
Pending before the Court is the Agreed Motion for Extension of Time for Cross-Claimants to Respond to Arthur Andersen, LLP's (Instr. # 3410) and David B. Duncan's (Instr. # 3415) Motions for Partial Dismissal of Cross-Claims, filed by JPMorgan Chase Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (formerly known as Salomon Smith Barney Inc.), Citigroup Global Markets Limited (formerly known as Salomon Brothers International Limited), Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation), Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc., Pershing LLC (formerly known as Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette Securities Corporation), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC World Markets Corp. (formerly known as CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.), CIBC World Markets plc, Merrill Lynch Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith Incorporated, Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Barclays Capital Inc. (collectively, "Cross-Claimants"). The Agreed Motion requests an extension until June 6, 2005 for the Cross-Claimants to respond to Arthur Andersen, LLP's and David B. Duncan's Motions for Partial Dismissal of Cross-Claims submitted on May 2, 2005. The Court having considered the Agreed Motion is of the opinion that it should be granted and it is therefore;
ORDERED that the Agreed Motion is granted and Cross-Claimants have until June 6, 2005 to respond to Arthur Andersen, LLP's and David B. Duncan's Motions for Partial Dismissal of Cross-Claims.