Case details

Court: nysd
Docket #: 1:08-cv-09323
Case Name: Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System v. McDaniel et al
PACER case #: 334675
Date filed: 2008-10-30
Assigned to: Judge George B. Daniels
Case Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Nature of Suit: 160 Stockholders Suits
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System
Plaintiff
Derivatively and on behalf of Moody's Corporation
Albert Morris Myers , III
Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC 260 Covington Street Madisonville, LA 70447 (504)-455-1400 Fax: (504)-455-1498 Email: albert.myers@ksfcounsel.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kevin L. Oufnac
Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC 650 Poydras Street Suite 2150 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 455-1400 Fax: (504) 455-1498 Email: kevin.oufnac@ksfcounsel.com
TERMINATED: 07/08/2011 LEAD ATTORNEY

Lewis Stephen Kahn
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC 206 Covington Street Madisonville, LA 70447 (504) 455-1400 Fax: (504) 455-1498 Email: lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Andrew Swick
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC 206 Covington Street Madisonville, LA 70447 (212) 696-3730 Fax: (504) 455-1498 Email: michael.swick@ksfcounsel.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Bruce Whitney Dona
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC 500 5th Ave. New York, NY 10110 (212)-696-3730 Email: bruce.dona@ksfcounsel.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Melinda Ann Nicholson
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC 206 Covington Street Madisonville, LA 70447 (504) 455-1400 Fax: (504) 455-1498 Email: melinda.nicholson@ksfcounsel.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP(NYC) 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 (212)-558-4976 Fax: (212)-3338 Email: nelless@sullcrom.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP(NYC) 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 (212) 558-7353 Fax: (212) 291-9327 Email: cambriaa@sullcrom.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
Sullivan and Cromwell, LLP(NYC) 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 (212) 558-3269 Fax: (212) 558-3588 Email: ehrenbergs@sullcrom.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John K. Wulff
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Basil L. Anderson
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Robert R. Glauber
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ewald Kist
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Cornelius A. McGillicuddy, III
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Nancy S. Newcomb
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Brian M. Clarkson
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mark E. Almeida
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Noel Kirnon
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Andrew E. Kimball
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Linda S. Huber
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Kanef
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Tulenko
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jeanne M. Dering
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michel Madelain
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jospeh J. McCabe
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Carlton Charles
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Blair Worrall
Defendant
Sharon L. Nelles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Allison Joan Cambria
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen Ehrenberg
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2008-10-30 1 0 COMPLAINT against Ewald Kist, Cornelius A. McGillicuddy, III, Henry A. McKinnell, Jr, Nancy S. Newcomb, Brian M. Clarkson, Mark E. Almeida, Noel Kirnon, Andrew E. Kimball, Linda S. Huber, Michael Kanef, Stephen Tulenko, Jeanne M. Dering, Michel Madelain, Jospeh J. McCabe, Carlton Charles, Blair Worrall, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr, John K. Wulff, Basil L. Anderson, Robert R. Glauber. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 667580)Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System.(mbe) (Entered: 11/05/2008)
2008-12-23 2 0 MOTION for Lewis Kahn to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System.(dle) (Entered: 01/08/2009)
2008-12-23 3 0 MOTION for Kevin L. Oufnac to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System.(dle) (Entered: 01/08/2009)
2009-04-27 4 0 NOTICE of Firm Name Change. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Myers, Albert) (Entered: 04/27/2009)
2009-04-27 5 0 NOTICE of Firm Name Change. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Swick, Michael) (Entered: 04/27/2009)
2009-09-14 6 0 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Paul G. Gardephe. Judge Shirley Wohl Kram is no longer assigned to the case. (laq) (Entered: 09/15/2009)
2009-09-15 7 0 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: granting 2 Motion for Lewis Kahn to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Paul G. Gardephe on 9/15/2009) (tve) (Entered: 09/15/2009)
2009-09-15 8 0 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: granting 3 Motion for Kevin L. Oufnac to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Paul G. Gardephe on 9/15/2009) (tve) (Entered: 09/15/2009)
2009-11-13 9 0 NOTICE of Letter dated October 22, 2009 to Hon. Paul G. Gardephe and others. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C)(Myers, Albert) (Entered: 11/13/2009)
2009-11-13 10 0 NOTICE of Letter dated October 29, 2009, to Hon. Paul G. Gardephe and others. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Myers, Albert) (Entered: 11/13/2009)
2009-11-18 11 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Sharon L. Nelles on behalf of Ewald Kist, Cornelius A. McGillicuddy, III, Henry A. McKinnell, Jr, Nancy S. Newcomb, Brian M. Clarkson, Mark E. Almeida, Noel Kirnon, Andrew E. Kimball, Linda S. Huber, Michael Kanef, Stephen Tulenko, Jeanne M. Dering, Michel Madelain, Jospeh J. McCabe, Carlton Charles, Blair Worrall, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr, John K. Wulff, Basil L. Anderson, Robert R. Glauber (Nelles, Sharon) (Entered: 11/18/2009)
2009-11-18 12 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Stephen Ehrenberg on behalf of Ewald Kist, Cornelius A. McGillicuddy, III, Henry A. McKinnell, Jr, Nancy S. Newcomb, Brian M. Clarkson, Mark E. Almeida, Noel Kirnon, Andrew E. Kimball, Linda S. Huber, Michael Kanef, Stephen Tulenko, Jeanne M. Dering, Michel Madelain, Jospeh J. McCabe, Carlton Charles, Blair Worrall, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr, John K. Wulff, Basil L. Anderson, Robert R. Glauber (Ehrenberg, Stephen) (Entered: 11/18/2009)
2009-11-18 13 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Allison Joan Cambria on behalf of Ewald Kist, Cornelius A. McGillicuddy, III, Henry A. McKinnell, Jr, Nancy S. Newcomb, Brian M. Clarkson, Mark E. Almeida, Noel Kirnon, Andrew E. Kimball, Linda S. Huber, Michael Kanef, Stephen Tulenko, Jeanne M. Dering, Michel Madelain, Jospeh J. McCabe, Carlton Charles, Blair Worrall, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr, John K. Wulff, Basil L. Anderson, Robert R. Glauber (Cambria, Allison) (Entered: 11/18/2009)
2010-01-11 14 0 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Michael Andrew Swick on behalf of Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. New Address: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, 500 5th Ave, Suite 1810, New York, New York, USA 10110, 212-696-3730. (Swick, Michael) (Entered: 01/11/2010)
2010-04-16 15 0 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge George B. Daniels. Judge Paul G. Gardephe is no longer assigned to the case. (ldi) (Entered: 04/16/2010)
2010-04-20 16 0 ORDER: This action has been re-assigned from Judge Gardephe to this Court. A conference is scheduled for 7/14/2010 at 10:00 AM before Judge George B. Daniels. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 4/20/2010) (tro) (Entered: 04/20/2010)
2010-06-22 17 0 STIPULATION AND PRETRIAL ORDER NO.1: In the interests of judicial economy and the different legal and factual positions of various plaintiffs relative to Nominal Defendant Moody's Corporation ("Moody's"), IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among the parties, by their undersigned counsel, that the details that are further set forth in said Order, shall govern the handling of this action. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 6/22/10) (db) (Entered: 06/22/2010)
2011-06-03 18 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Melinda Ann Nicholson on behalf of Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System (Nicholson, Melinda) (Entered: 06/03/2011)
2011-07-08 19 0 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel. ENDORSEMENT: So Ordered. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/8/2011) (jfe) (Entered: 07/08/2011)
2011-07-11 20 0 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Albert Morris Myers, III on behalf of Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. New Address: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, 206 Covington St., Madisonville, Louisiana, USA 70447, 504-455-1400. (Myers, Albert) (Entered: 07/11/2011)
2012-02-01 21 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Bruce Whitney Dona on behalf of Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System (Dona, Bruce) (Entered: 02/01/2012)
2012-07-19 22 0 MOTION for Settlement. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. Return Date set for 7/26/2012 at 09:30 AM.(Myers, Albert) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
2012-07-19 23 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 22 MOTION for Settlement.. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Myers, Albert) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
2012-07-19 24 0 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Document filed by Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Governance Provisions, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Final Order and Judgment, # 3 Exhibit Proposed Preliminary Approval Order, # 4 Exhibit Summary Notice)(Myers, Albert) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
2012-07-20 25 0 PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER: granting 22 Motion for Settlement. The capitalized terms herein shall have the same definitions as those set forth in the Stipulation. The Court hereby preliminarily approves the Stipulation and the settlement set forth therein, subject to further consideration at the Settlement Hearing described below, and preliminarily finds that the settlement and terms of the Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequate and that, for purposes of the settlement, plaintiffs and Plaintiffs' Counsel fairly and adequately represent the interests of similarly situated shareholders of Moody's Corporation ("Moody's"). The Court reserves exclusive jurisdiction over the LMPERS/Sokolowski Actions to consider all further matters arising out of or related to the settlement. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/20/2012) (jfe) (Entered: 07/20/2012)
2012-07-20 26 0 ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from Karen L. Morris dated 7/18/2012 re: Counsel writes to requests an enlargement in the page limit applicable to the motion from 25 pages to 35 pages. ENDORSEMENT: So Ordered. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/20/2012) (jfe) (Entered: 07/20/2012)
2012-07-23 27 0 PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ORDER: The capitalized terms herein shall have the same definitions as those set forth in the Stipulation. The Court hereby preliminarily approves the Stipulation and the settlement set forth therein, subject to further consideration at the Settlement Hearing described below, and preliminarily finds that the settlement and terms of the Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequate and that, for purposes of the settlement, plaintiffs and Plaintiffs' Counsel fairly and adequately represent the interests of similarly situated shareholders of Moody's Corporation ("Moody's"). A hearing pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is hereby scheduled to be held before the Court on September 6, 2012 at 10:00a.m. (the "Settlement Hearing") in Courtroom 21D of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007, for purposes that are set forth in this Order. No later than August 13, 2012, Plaintiffs' Counsel shall move for final approval of the settlement and may petition for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses. The Court will consider written objections to the proposed settlement or the application for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses at the Settlement Hearing, but only if such objections, and any supporting papers, are mailed to the Clerk of the Court, and to each of the following persons at the addresses listed in this Order, TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN August 23, 2012. Additional relief as set forth in this Order. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/20/2012) (pl) Modified on 7/24/2012 (pl). Modified on 7/24/2012 (pl). Modified on 7/24/2012 (pl). (Entered: 07/24/2012)