SEIDEL v. LEE

Civil Action No. 93-494-JJF.

954 F.Supp. 810 (1996)

William SEIDEL, Plaintiff, v. Thomas H. LEE, Thomas H. Lee Advisors, Inc., ML-Lee Acquisition Fund, L.P., Vernon R. Alden, Joseph L. Bower, Stanley H. Feldberg, ML Mezzanine, Inc., Mezzanine Investments, L.P., ML Fund Administrators, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., John W. Childs, Thomas R. Shepherd, David V. Harkins, Glenn H. Hutchins, C. Hunter Boll, Scott A. Schoen, Wendy L. Masler, Lester Schoenfeld, Kevin K. Albert, Jerome P. Green, J. Huston McCollough II, Rosalie Y. Goldberg, Joseph J. Aurilia, James V. Caruso, Mark M. Collins, Joseph W. Sullivan, Emily L. Wong, Margaret A. Burke, Robert T. Discolo, Matthew D. Castagna, and Patricia A. Quane, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

December 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela S. Tikellis, James C. Strum, Chimicles Jacobsen & Tikellis, Wilmington, DE, Michael J. Freed, Carol V. Gilden, Much Shelist Freed Denenberg & Ament, Chicago, IL, William J. French, Glen E. Lavy, Conant Whittenburg French & Schachter, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, James S. Youngblood, Youngblood & Associates, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff.

Stephen E. Herrmann, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE, Sanford F. Remz, Richard S. Nicholson, Alan J. Cooke, Marc G. Guggenheim, Hutchins Wheeler & Dittmar, Boston, MA, for Defendants Thomas H. Lee Advisors Inc., Thomas H. Lee, John W. Childs, Thomas R. Shepherd, David V. Harkins, Glenn H. Hutchins, C. Hunter Boll, Scott A. Schoen, and Wendy L. Masler.

Kenneth J. Nachbar, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE, James N. Benedict, Mark Holland, Mark A. Kornfeld, Mark R. Anderson, Rogers & Wells, New York City, for Defendants ML Mezzanine, Inc., Mezzanine Investments, L.P., ML Fund Administrators, Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Lester Schoenfeld, Kevin K. Albert, and Matthew D. Castagna.

Michael D. Goldman, Stephen C. Norman, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE, John D. Donovan, Jr., John Baraniak, Jr., Michael P. Allen, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, for Defendants ML-Lee Acquisition Fund, L.P., Vernon R. Alden, Joseph L. Bower, and Stanley H. Feldberg.


OPINION

FARNAN, Chief Judge.

Presently before the Court are two related motions in this action for violation of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("ICA"), breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. After a brief overview of the factual background, the Court will address the Motion To Strike Or Dismiss The Second Amended Class Action Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(f) and Rule 12(b)(6...

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