IN RE BILL HEARD ENTERPRISES, INC.

Bankruptcy No. 08-83029-JAC-11. Adversary Nos. 08-80153-JAC-11, AP 08-80154-JAC-11, 08-80172-JAC-11.

400 B.R. 795 (2009)

In the Matter of BILL HEARD ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Debtors. Adam Kettell, Individually and as Class Representative, Plaintiff, Bill Heard Enterprises, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet Co. Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Huntsville, f/k/a Landmark Chevrolet, Inc., Tom Jumper Chevrolet, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet, Corp. Nashville, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — Orlando, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Union City, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Collierville, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Scottsdale, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Plant City f/k/a Bell Chevrolet, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet, Corporation — Las Vegas, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corporation — N.W. Las Vegas, Defendants. Edward Kratzel, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Bill Heard Enterprises, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet Co., Tom Jumper Chevrolet, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Huntsville, Landmark Chevrolet, Ltd., Bill Heard Chevrolet, Ltd., Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. Nashville, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — Orlando, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Union City, Bill Heard Chevrolet at Town Center, LLC, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Collierville, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Scottsdale, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Plant City, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Plant City, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — Las Vegas, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — N.W. Las Vegas, Twentieth Century Land Corp., Enterprise Aviation, Inc., Century Land Corp., Century Land Co. — Tenn., Bill Heard Management, LLC, Landmark Vehicle Mgt., LLC, Georgia Services Group, LLC and Columbus Transportation, LLC, Defendants. Erica Lodge, Michelle Whitby, and Robert Dunn on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Bill Heard Enterprises, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet Company, Tom Jumper Chevrolet, Inc., Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Huntsville, Landmark Chevrolet, Ltd., Bill Heard Chevrolet. Ltd., Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. Nashville, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — Orlando, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Union City, Bill Heard Chevrolet at Town Center, LLC, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Collierville, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Scottsdale, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Plant City, Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. — Buford, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — Las Vegas, Bill Heard Chevrolet Corp. — N.W. Las Vegas, Twentieth Century Land Corp., Enterprise Aviation, Inc., Century Land Corp., Century Land Co. — Tennessee, Bill Heard Management, LLC, Landmark Vehicle Mgt., LLC, Georgia Services Group, LLC, and Columbus Transportation, LLC, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe A. King, Joseph D. Aiello, Morris, Conchin & King, Gary V. Conchin, Huntsville, AL, J. Cecil Gardner, Mary E. Olsen, Michael Vance McCrary, The Gardner Firm P.C., Mobile, AL, Stuart J. Miller, Landenau & Miller LLP, New York, NY, Stuart Maples, Maples & Ray, PC, Huntsville, AL, Herman Watson, Jr., Rebekah Watson, Jimmerson Martin McKinney, Huntsville, AL, Joe R. Wahtley, Jr., Richard Whatley, Drake & Kallas, LLC, Birmingham, AL, Mark P. Williams, Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner, Birmingham, AL, Rene S, Roupinian. Outten & Golden, LLP, New York, NY. for Plaintiffs.

Derek F. Meek, Heather A. Lee, Marc P. Solomon, Burr & Forman LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Defendants.


CONSOLIDATED INTERIM ORDER

JACK CADDELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the motions filed by Bill Heard to dismiss each of the above styled adversary proceedings and on motions for class certification, appointment of class representative and class counsel filed by plaintiff Edward Kratzel ("Kratzel"), and plaintiff Adam Kettell ("Kettell"). The plaintiffs in each of the adversaries seeks...

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