KIRKWOOD v. TAYLOR

Nos. 3-82 CIV 92, 3-82 CIV 858, 3-82 CIV 492, 3-82 CIV 493 and 3-82 CIV 494.

590 F.Supp. 1375 (1984)

Eileen KIRKWOOD; N.M. Mittica, individually and as trustee for N.M. Mittica, M.D., P.C., Profit Sharing Plan and N.M. Mittica, M.D., P.C., Pension Plan; Arthur Sternberger; and Arto Sales, Inc., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Robert TAYLOR, Robert W. Hebeisen, Community Investment Enterprises Inc., Shearson/American Express Inc., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Incorporated and Minnetonka Inc., Defendants. Carl KAHN, Plaintiff, v. Robert R. TAYLOR, Robert W. Hebeisen, Community Investment Enterprises, Inc., Shearson/American Express Inc., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc. and Minnetonka Inc., Defendants. James LaVICTOIRE, Plaintiff, v. MINNETONKA INC., Robert R. Taylor, Robert W. Hebeisen, Community Investment Enterprises Inc., Shearson/American Express Inc., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc., Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., and Michael Gruidl, Defendants. Edward GRACA, Plaintiff, v. MINNETONKA INC., Robert R. Taylor, Robert W. Hebeisen, Community Investment Enterprises Inc., Shearson/American Express Inc., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc., Craig-Hallum, Inc., and Kurt Cleland, Defendants. Melvin and Leone NEIDER, Plaintiff, v. MINNETONKA INC., Robert R. Taylor, Robert W. Hebeisen, Community Investment Enterprises Inc., Shearson/American Express Inc., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Inc., and Melvin Reiman, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Third Division.

On Amendment of Order June 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorsey & Whitney by James O'Hagan, and Perry Wilson, III, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendants Shearson/American Express and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom by Douglas Kraus, New York City, for defendants Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hebeisen.

Fredrickson & Byron by Terence Fruth, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnetonka, Inc.

Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett by Michael Flom, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant Community Investment Enterprises.

Barrack, Rodos & Bacine by Leonard Barrack, and Daniel Bacine, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs Kirkwood et al.

Messerli, Roe, Balough & Kramer by Brian Lutterman, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs LaVictoire, Graca, and Neider.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

ALSOP, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court upon the motion of defendants Shearson/American Express, Inc. and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc. (hereinafter "Shearson" and "PJH") for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 based on section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77k(a). Shearson and PJH seek dismissal of the LaVictoire action, dismissal of the Kahn action, dismissal of the Neider action as...

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