SANDERS v. ROBINSON HUMPHREY/AMERICAN EXP., INC.

Civ. A. Nos. C 85-172 A, C 85-1586 A and C 85-1891 A.

634 F.Supp. 1048 (1986)

Glenn T. SANDERS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ROBINSON HUMPHREY/AMERICAN EXPRESS, INC., et al., Defendants. Tommy E. PARKER, as custodian for Kimberly M. PARKER, and James L. Smith, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PAINE WEBBER GROUP, INC., Defendant. Suzanne KIRKPATRICK, Dorothy D. Casler and Charles H. Lindsey, Plaintiffs, v. J.C. BRADFORD & CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

March 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Jacobsen, Nicholas E. Chimicles of Greenfield & Chimicles, Philadelphia, Pa., J. Alexander Porter, Glenn A. Delk, Gail Tusan Joyner of Asbill, Porter, Churchill & Nellis, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. C 85-172 A.

Harvey D. Myerson, Lloyd S. Clareman of Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey, New York City, Peter J. Anderson, R. Hal Meeks, Jr., David C. Jensen of Peterson, Young, Self & Asselin, John C. Gray of Gray, Gilliland, & Gold, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants in Civ. A. No. C 85-172 A.

Nicholas E. Chimicles of Greenfield & Chimicles, Philadelphia, Pa., D. Lake Rumsey, Jr. of Driebe & Rumsey, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. C 85-1586 A.

Richard M. Kirby of Hansell & Post, Atlanta, Ga., Robert E. Zimet, Jeremy A. Berman, Marco Schnabl and Charles F. Walker of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for defendant in Civ. A. No. C 85-1586 A.

J. Alexander Porter, Glenn A. Delk, Gail Tusan Joyner, of Asbill, Porter, Churchill & Nellis, Atlanta, Ga., Nicholas E. Chimicles and Kenneth A. Jacobsen of Greenfield & Chimicles, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. C 85-1891 A.

John C. Gray of Gray, Gilliland & Gold, P.C., Atlanta, Ga., Ames Davis, of Waller, Landsden, Dortch, & Davis, Nashville, Tenn., for defendant in Civ. A. No. C 85-1891 A.


ORDER

VINING, District Judge.

In these federal securities actions, the plaintiffs have filed motions for class certification, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court already has considered and ruled on the defendants' motions to dismiss and numerous discovery and procedural motions. These cases are now ripe for a determination of whether they may proceed as class actions.1 An understanding of the...

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