GORMAN v. COOGAN

No. CIV.03-173-PP-H.

324 F.Supp.2d 171 (2004)

John J. GORMAN, et al., Plaintiffs v. William COOGAN, et al., Defendants

United States District Court, D. Maine.

June 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Goren, Sean T. Carnathan, Rubin, Hay & Gould, P.C., Framingham, MA, Joseph H. Groff, III, Brendan P. Rielly, Jensen, Baird, Gardner & Henry, Portland, ME, for John J Gorman, Individually And Derivatively On Behalf Of Firstmark Corporation, Kurt J Rechner, Individually And Derivatively On Behalf Of Firstmark Corporation, Phil A Whitney, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated And Derivatively On Behalf Of Firstmark Corporation, Karin Whitney, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated And Derivatively On Behalf Of Firstmark Corporation, Plaintiffs.

Jerrol A. Crouter, Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon, Dylan Smith, Jacqueline Rider, James T. Kilbreth, Verrill & Dana, Portland, ME, for H. William Coogan, Jr., Susan C. Coogan, Donald V. Cruikshanks, R. Brian Ball, Robert R. Kaplan, Sr., John T. Wyand, John McCown, Firstmark Corporation, Defendants.


ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

HORNBY, District Judge.

Can I or should I have a Magistrate Judge conduct a hearing on a motion for sanctions? In this lawsuit over control of a corporation, certain shareholder plaintiffs asserted a variety of federal securities law claims against other shareholders, directors and the company's chief executive officer. They also asserted pendent state law claims concerning alleged violations of the Maine Business...

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