Opinion
Civil Action No: 11-cv-00624-WYD-MJW
11-19-2012
MHC MUTUAL CONVERSION FUND, L.P., Plaintiff, v. UNITED WESTERN BANCORP, INC., et al., Defendants.
Christopher M. Hodge Jeffrey A. Berens Peter A. Wald Matthew Rawlinson David G. Palmer Pamela R. Mackey Stanley J. Parzen
Courtroom Deputy: Robert R. Keech
E.C.R./Reporter: Tammy Hoffschildt
Counsel:
Christopher M. Hodge
Jeffrey A. Berens
Peter A. Wald
Matthew Rawlinson
David G. Palmer
Pamela R. Mackey
Stanley J. Parzen
COURTROOM MINUTES
MOTION HEARING
2:33 p.m. Court in Session
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL.
Court's opening remarks. Defendant Crowe Horwath LLP's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) (ECF Doc. No. 50), filed September 26, 2011; Defendants United Western Bancorp, Inc., Scot T. Wetzel, William D. Snider, Guy A. Gibson, Michael J. Mccloskey, Robert T. Slezak, Lester Ravitz, Dr. James H. Bullock, Jeffrey R. Leeds, Bernard C. Darre, and Dennis R. Santistevan's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Class Action Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) (ECF Doc. No. 52), filed September 26, 2011; and Defendants Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. and FBR Capital Markets & Co.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Class Action Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 56), filed September 27, 2011, are raised for argument. 2:52 p.m. Argument by Plaintiffs (Mr. Berens). 3:24 p.m. Argument by Defendants (Mr. Wald). 3:49 p.m. Argument by Defendants (Mr. Palmer). 3:50 p.m. Argument by Defendants (Mr. Parzen). 4:00 p.m. Argument by Defendants (Ms. Mackey). 4:00 p.m. Argument by Plaintiffs (Mr. Berens). ORDERED: Defendant Crowe Horwath LLP's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) (ECF Doc. No. 50), filed September 26, 2011, is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. ORDERED: Defendants United Western Bancorp, Inc., Scot T. Wetzel, William D. Snider, Guy A. Gibson, Michael J. Mccloskey, Robert T. Slezak, Lester Ravitz, Dr. James H. Bullock, Jeffrey R. Leeds, Bernard C. Darre, and Dennis R. Santistevan's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Class Action Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) (ECF Doc. No. 52), filed September 26, 2011, is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. ORDERED: Defendants Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. and FBR Capital Markets & Co.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Class Action Complaint (ECF Doc. No. 56), filed September 27, 2011, is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. 4:05 p.m. Court in Recess - HEARING CONCLUDED. TOTAL TIME: 1:32