Opinion
No. 02-ML-1475-DT (RCx), Consolidated With Case No: CV 01-5752 DT (RCx), Nos. CV 02-382 DT (RCx), CV 02-993 DT (RCx), CV 02-6484 DT (RCx), CV 02-6841 DT (RCx), CV 02-2745 DT (RC), CV 02-9221 DT (RCx), Companion Case CV 02-6512 DT (RCx), This Document Relates To: CV 02-382 DT (RCx).
June 28, 2004
BRIAN BARRY, JILL LEVINE BETTS, LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN BARRY, Los Angeles, California, Attorneys for Class Action Plaintiffs.
William Crockett, Steve Skirvin, Dion-Kindem Crockett, LNR Warner Center, Woodland Hills, CA, Attorneys for Jerold Goldstein, Clarke Underwood, Richard Kuhl and G Ostlund.
John Caron, Matt Stein, Reback McAndrews Kjar, Manhattan Beach, CA, and Dennis Neil Jones, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones Schneider, L.L.P., Ventura, CA, Attorneys for Michael Sobelman and Sobelman's firm.
Steve Schwartz X18, Schwartz and Janzen LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Onofrio Bertolini and Berman and Bertolini, Inc. aka Berman Associates and William Filippone.
Steve Bacon, Hill Farrer Burrill LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for U.S. Trust.
Gary A. Kurtz, Esq., Woodland Hills, CA, Attorneys for Robert Kasirer and related companies, JDDD Holdings L.P., BHM, Health Care Holdings LLC, Carecontinuum.
Frank J. Ozello, Jr., Gray, York Duffy, Encino, CA, Attorneys for Stephen P. Goodman.
Roman Mosqueda, Law Offices of Roman Mosqueda, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Virgil Lim.
Fred Fenster, Rutter Hobbs Davidoff, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Estate of Emery Rubin.
Arthur C. Chambers, Law Offices of Arthur C. Chambers, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Herbert Saltzman.
Francis Bottini Jr., Wolf Haldenstein Adler, Freeman Herz LLP, San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Evan Greenspan and Cary Medill, the Estate of Andrew Kornreich, and Donald Chalker.
David R. Schwarcz, Law Offices of David R. Schwarcz, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Larry Rubin.
Louis A. Pontarelli, Temecula, CA, In Pro Per.
Mike Gottschlich, Barnes Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Leo Dierckman.
Leon Small, Law Offices of Leon Small, Encino, CA, Attorneys for Alan Pollak.
Charles R. Grebing, Wingert, Grebing, Brubaker Ryan LLP, San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Joel T. Boehm.
Beth Dunn, Steve Unbe, Butz Dunn Desantis Bingham, San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Joel Boehm, Sabo Green.
Daniel White, Susan Oliver, White Oliver, P.C., San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd Romo.
Scott B. Garner, Howrey Simon Arnold White, Irvine, California, Attorneys for Wildman, Harrold Allen Dixon.
Kevin Rosen, Gibson Dunn Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, Attorneys for Foley Lardner.
Dennis Brown, Esq., Munger Tolles Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Fulbright Jaworski.
Norman J. Baer, Anthony Ostlund Baer, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, Attorneys for Jerome A. Tabolich.
Diane L. Dragan, Daniel J. Albregts, LTD., Las Vegas, NV, Attorneys for Edward J. Hentges; Kenneth R. Larsen; Steven W. Erickson; Paul R. Ekholm.
Richard D. Gluck, FAIR BANK VINCENT, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for James E. Iverson.
Miles Scully, GORDON REES LLP, San Diego, CA, and Lindsay Arthur, Eugene Shermoen, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, Attorneys for John M. Clarey; Kenneth E. Dawkins.
Jane Hahn, Patrick Connors, Hahn Adema, San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Victor Dhooge.
Michael Schiff, Easton Schiff, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Marshall Wexler.
Peter D. Sunukjian, Drinker, Biddle Reath, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Mary E. Kohart, Drinker Biddle Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Capital Consulting.
Shaun O'Doherty, Jeff LePere, Gates O'Doherty Gonter Guy, Los Angles, CA, Attorneys for Valuation Counselors and Zelenkofske, Axelrod Co.
Mark Epstein, Poeschl Kohn Epstein LLP, Oakland, CA, Attorneys for Healthcare Financial Solutions.
Tom Francis, Bohm Francis Kegel Aguilera, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, Attorneys for Tarrant County Health Facilities.
Lee Wood, Lee A. Wood Associates, P C., Irvine, CA, Attorneys for Danforth Health Facilities Corporation.
John Cotton, Cotton Gundzik, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for City of Chicago.
Kevin Patrick McVerry, Graves Roberson Bourassa, Thousand Oaks, CA, Attorneys for Desert Hot Springs.
Jerry Abeles, Friedemann, O'Brien, Goldberg Zarian, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for City of Mexico Beach.
Gregory Blaies, Blaies Hightower, LLP, Fort Worth, TX, For Plaintiffs in Class Action.
Lionel Glancy, Glancy Binkow LLP, Los Angeles, CA, For Plaintiffs in Class Action.
Christopher F. Wong, Sheldon Eisenberg, Esq., Bryan Cave LLP, Santa Monica, CA, Attorneys for Bank of New York — Trustee Action.
Robert Feldhake, Lisa Roquemore, Feldhake August Roquemore, Irvine, CA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Betker Action.
Richard Campbell, Freeman Freeman Saltzman, Chicago Ill, Attorneys for Plaintiff Heartland Bond Funds.
Brian Miller, Brad Milove, Miller Milove Kob, San Diego, CA, For Plaintiffs in Class Action.
Steven J. Toll, Dan Sommers, Josh Devore, Julie Goldsmith, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld Toll, Washington, D.C., For Plaintiffs in Class Action.
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES AGAINST DEFENDANT VIRGIL LIM
Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment came on regularly before this Court on June 28, 2004. Brian Barry of the Law Offices of Brian Barry appeared as counsel for Class Plaintiffs, Roman P. Mosqueda of the Law Offices of Roman P. Mosqueda appeared for defendant Virgil Lim.
After considering the moving and opposition papers, oral arguments of counsel and all other matters presented to the Court,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the findings of fact and conclusions of law set forth in the Statement of Uncontroverted Facts and Conclusions of Law filed by Class Plaintiffs are without substantial controversy and are deemed established for purposes of trial.