MORGAN v. PRUDENTIAL FUNDS, INC.

No. 75 Civ. 5245.

446 F.Supp. 628 (1978)

Henry J. MORGAN, Plaintiff, v. PRUDENTIAL FUNDS, INC., Prudential Ventures Corp., Nathan M. Shippee, John T. Becker, Mortimer M. Caplin, Richard N. Funkhouser, Frederick M. Glass, Charles J. Kushell, Jr., Adolph Magidson, Winston S. McAdoo, E. J. Willey, Meridian Oil Corporation, UV Industries, Inc., Dorchester Exploration, Inc., Dallas Production, Inc., Southern Energy Corporation, Shenandoah Oil Corporation, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio, First National Bank of Midland, Texas, Midland National Bank, Republic National Bank of Dallas, Theodore C. Bartling, Bartling & Associates, Inc., Foreman, Dyess, Prewitt, Rosenberg & Henderson, Price Waterhouse & Co., Palmer, Serles & Baar, Abrams & Sassower, and Caplin & Drysdale, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Silverman of Silverman & Harnes, New York City, for plaintiff.

Michael W. Lillie of Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for defendants Bank of Montreal and Shenandoah Oil Corp.

Robert E. Meshel and Jonathan M. Plasse D'Amato, Costello & Shea, New York City, for defendants Palmer, Serles & Baar and Abrams & Sassower.

Peter Fleming, Jr., Robert D. Piliero and Lee S. Richards of Curtis Mallet-Provost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, for defendant Price Waterhouse & Co.

J. Jerome Olitt of Olitt & Friedberg, New York City, for defendants Prudential Funds, Inc., Prudential Ventures Corp., Nathan M. Shippee, John T. Becker, Richard N. Funkhouser, Frederick M. Glass, Charles J. Kushell, Jr., Adolph Magidson and Winston S. McAdoo.

John A. K. Bradley, New York City, for defendants E. J. Willey and Meridian Oil Corp.

Samuel M. Eisenstat of Eisenstat & Gottesman, P. C., New York City, for defendants Theodore C. Bartling and Bartling and Associates.

Adlai S. Hardin, Jr. and Samuel H. Gillespie III of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for defendants Mortimer M. Caplin and Caplin & Drysdale.

David R. Hyde and Charles S. Leeper of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for defendants Dallas Production, Inc. and Southern Energy Corp.

Lawrence Kill, Steven M. Pesner and Andrew P. Brozman of Anderson, Russell, Kill & Olick, New York City, for defendant Dorchester Exploration Inc.

Charles J. Acker and Daniel M. Goldfarb of Hart & Hume, New York City, for defendant Foreman, Dyess, Prewitt, Rosenberg & Henderson.


LASKER, District Judge.

Henry Morgan's "amended and supplemental" complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 14(e)1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78n(e)) and Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 (17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5). Several of the defendants2 move to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that...

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