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NEWBY v. ENRON CORP.

No. 04-20001.

394 F.3d 296 (2004)

Mark NEWBY, et al., Plaintiffs, Mark Newby, The Regents of the University of California, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ENRON CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. Andersen-United Kingdom, Andersen-Brazil, Arthur Andersen & Company India, Andersen Worldwide SC, Defendants-Appellees, v. Rinis Travel Service Inc. Profit Sharing Trust UA 6-1-1989, Michael J. Rinis, IRRA, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellants, Settlement Class Members, James H. Allen, Jr., Burton W. Carlson, Jr., Michael T. Defreece, Marcia A. Defreece, Andrew E. Krinock, Phyllis A. Krinock, Partcom Limited Partnership, Reed Partners LP, Formerly Known as Reed Family Limited Partnership, F. Walker Tucei, June P. Tucei, Roman H. Uhing, Alvera A. Uhing, Viets Family Associates LLP, Appellants. Pamela M. Tittle, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Pamela M. Tittle, on Behalf of Herself and a Class of Persons Similarly Situated, and on Behalf of the Enron Corporation Savings Plan, the Enron Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan, and the Enron Corporation Cash Balance Plan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Enron Corporation, et al., Defendants. Washington State Investment Board, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Kenneth L. Lay, et al., Defendants. Abbey National Treasury Services PLC, Plaintiff, v. Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford Svetcov (argued), Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, San Francisco, CA, for Newby and Regents of the University of California.

Stuart Cooper Yoes, William H. Yoes, The Yoes Law Firm, Beaumont, TX, for Rinis Travel Serv. Inc. Profit Sharing Trust UA 6-1-1989 and Rinis.

Steve W. Berman, Andrew M. Volk, Clyde A. Platt, Hagens Berman, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, WA, for Tittle.

Harvey Grannis Brown, Jr., Wright Brown & Close, Houston, TX, for Andersen-United Kingdom and Andersen-Brazil.

Michael G. Davies, Hoguet Newman & Regal, New York City, for Arthur Andersen & Co. India.

William F. Lloyd (argued), Jeffrey C. Sharer, David Andrew Gordon, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for Andersen Worldwide SC.

Maureen McGuirl (argued), Blair Countrey Fensterstock, Roy B. Oser, Fensterstock & Partners, New York City, for Appellants.

Before: SMITH, STEWART and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns a variety of securities class actions stemming from the downfall of Enron Corporation. These actions have similar substantive claims, but they differ with respect to the definition of the putative class. Appellants, a subset of members of the putative class in Newby v. Enron Corp., No. H-01-CV-3624 (S.D.Tex.), timely objected to the proposed partial settlement with defendant Andersen Worldwide Societe Cooperative ...

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