IN RE XCEL ENERGY, INC., SEC., DER. & "ERISA" LIT.

Nos. CIV.02-2677 DSD/FLN, MDL NO. 1511, 03-2218, 03-2219.

312 F.Supp.2d 1165 (2004)

In Re XCEL ENERGY, INC., SECURITIES, DERIVATIVE & "ERISA" LITIGATION This Document Relates to Case Numbers: 03-2218 & 03-2219, the "ERISA Actions"

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

March 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guri Ademi, Not Admitted, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

James L Altman, Xcel Energy, Mpls, MN, for Xcel Energy, Defendant.

Carolyn Glass Anderson, Zimmerman Reed, Mpls, MN, for Victor J Sakal, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Movants.

Andrew L Barroway, Schiffrin & Barroway, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Private Asset Management, Movant.

Thomas J Basting, Jr, Briggs & Morgan, Mpls, MN, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

Stuart Berman, Schiffrin & Barroway, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Private Asset Management, Movant.

Garrett D Blanchfield, Jr, Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, St Paul, MN, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Chips Investments Limited Partnership, Plaintiffs.

Jeffrey D Bores, Chestnut & Cambronne, Mpls, MN, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Carole A Broderick, Not Admitted, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Karl L Cambronne, Chestnut & Cambronne, Mpls, MN, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Steven E Cauley, Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, Little Rock, AR, for Victor J Sakal, Movant.

Darren J Check, Schiffrin & Barroway, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Max Bruckner, Plaintiff.

Jack L Chestnut, Chestnut & Cambronne, Mpls, MN, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Martin D Chitwood, Chitwood & Harley, Atlanta, GA, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Chips Investments Limited Partnership, Plaintiffs.

Harvey H Eckart, Eckart & Leonetti PA, St. Paul, MN, for Edith Gottlieb, Movant.

Nadeem Faruqi, Not Admitted, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Christine M Fox, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, New York, NY, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Frederic S Fox, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, New York, NY, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Carol V Gilden, Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, Chicago, IL, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Daniel E Gustafson, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Mpls, MN, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, Plaintiff.

Samuel D Heins, Heins Mills & Olson, Mpls, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, Plaintiff.

Geoffrey M Johnson, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, Wayne H Brunetti, Defendants.

Ashley Kim, Not Admitted, for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Movant.

Michael Charles Krikava, Briggs & Morgan, Mpls, MN, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

William S Lerach, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Christopher Lometti, Not Admitted, for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Movant.

Andrew Luger, Greene Espel, Mpls, MN, for Luella G Goldberg, Defendant.

Eric John Magnuson, Rider Bennett, Mpls, for James J Howard, Defendant.

Stacey L Mills, Heins Mills & Olson, Mpls, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, Plaintiff.

Patrick F Morris, Morris & Morris LLC, Wilmington, DE, for Edith Gottlieb, Movant.

Bruce G Murphy, Murphy Law Offices, Vero Beach, FL, for Edith Gottlieb, Movant.

John M Newman, Jr, Jones Day — Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

William J Otteson, Greene Espel, Mpls, MN, for Luella G Goldberg, Defendant.

Phyllis M Parker, Not Admitted, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Randall K Pulliam, Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, Little Rock, AR, for Victor J Sakal, Movant.

Geoffrey J Ritts, Jones Day — Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, for Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Xcel Energy, Defendants.

Darren J Robbins, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Robert M Roseman, Spector Roseman & Kodroff, Philadelphia, PA, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

J Gordon Rudd, Jr, Zimmerman Reed, Mpls, MN, for Victor J Sakal, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Movants.

Samuel H Rudman, Cauley Geller Bowman & Rudman, LLP, Melville, NY, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Joshua M Ryland, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

Jay P Saltzman, Schoengold & Sporn, New York, NY, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Sherrie R Savett, Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Stephen G Schulman, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, New York, NY, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Steven G Schulman, Not Admitted, for Coppedge Group, The, Movant.

Edward J Sebold, Not Admitted, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

Peter E Seidman, Not Admitted, for Coppedge Group, The, Movant.

Eugene A Spector, Spector Roseman & Kodroff, Philadelphia, PA, for Catholic Workman, Plaintiff.

Joel B Strauss, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, New York, NY, for Chips Investments Limited Partnership, L.A. Amundson Scholarships, Inc., Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Lloyd & Barbara Amundson Charity Foundation, Beverly K Aanenson, Catholic Workman, Harry C Andrews, Steven Aanenson, Thomas R Perry, Jr, Plaintiffs.

Rachna B Sullivan, Rider Bennett LLP, Minneapolis, for James J Howard, Defendant.

Timothy Robert Thornton, Briggs & Morgan, Mpls, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, James J Howard, Wayne H Brunetti, Wayne H Brunette, Defendants.

Marc A Topaz, Schiffrin & Barroway, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.

Erika M Van Ausdall, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, for Xcel Energy, Edward J McIntyre, Wayne H Brunetti, Defendants.

Vernon Jay Vander Weide, Head Seifert & Vander Weide, Mpls, MN, for Private Asset Management, Movant.

Richard Gregory Wilson, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, Mpls, MN, for David H Peterson, Leonard A Bluhm, Luella G Goldberg, Defendants.

Alfred G Yates, Jr, Yates Law Office, Pittsburgh, PA, for Max Bruckner, Stephen Herod, Plaintiffs.


ORDER

DOTY, District Judge.

This matter is before the court upon the joint motions of defendants to dismiss the actions1 for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. For the following reasons, defendants' motions are granted in part and denied in part.

BACKGROUND

These actions stem from a drastic reduction in the market value of Xcel Energy, Inc. ("Xcel") stock following Xcel's disclosure of...

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