FEZZANI v. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.

Docket No. 09-4414-cv.

716 F.3d 18 (2013)

Mohammed FEZZANI, Cirenaca Foundation, Dr. Victoria Blank, Lester Blank, James Bailey, Jane Bailey, Baydel Ltd., Margaret Burgess, Patrick Burgess, Bootlesville Trust, and Adam Cung, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., Bear Stearns Securities Corp., Richard Harriton, Morris Wolfson, Arielle Wolfson, Abraham Wolfson, Tovie Wolfson, Anderer Associates, Boston Partners, Wolfson Equities, Turner Scharer, Chan Sasha Foundation, United Congregation Meserah, Isaac Dweck, Individually and as Custodian for Nathan Dweck, Barbara Dweck, Morris I. Dweck, Ralph I. Dweck, Jack Dweck, Fahnestock & Co. Inc., Barry Gesser, Michael Reiter, and Apollo Equities, Defendants-Appellees, Arthur Bressman, Andrew Bressman, Richard Acosta, Glenn O'Hare, Joseph Scanni, Brett Hirsch, Garvey Fox, Matthew Hirsch, Richard Simone, Charles Plaia, John McAndris, Jack Wolynez, Robert Gilbert, First Hanover Securities, Inc., Banque Audi Suisse Geneve, Fozie Farkash, Rawai Raes, Basil Shiblaq, Iyad Shiblaq, Ken Stokes, Millo Dweck, Beatrice Dweck, Richard Dweck, Isaac B. Dweck, Hank Dweck, and Donald & Co., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Folkenflik , Folkenflik & McGerity, New York, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kerry A. Dziubek ( Michael D. Schissel & Jonathan N. Francis , on the brief), Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

Howard Wilson ( John H. Snyder , on the brief), Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Richard Harriton.

Donald A. Corbett ( Ira Lee Sorkin & Daniel K. Roque , on the brief), Lowenstein Sandler PC, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees Morris Wolfson, Arielle Wolfson, Aaron Wolfson, Abraham Wolfson, Tovie Wolfson, Anderer Associates, Boston Partners, Wolfson Equities, Turner Scharer, Chan Sasha Foundation, and United Congregation Meserah.

Donald N. Cohen ( Timothy E. Di Domenico , on the brief), Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees Isaac R. Dweck, Individually and as Custodian for Nathan Dweck, Barbara Dweck, Morris I. Dweck, Ralph I. Dweck, and Jack Dweck.

Thomas J. Quigley ( Christopher J. Paolella , on the brief), Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Fahnestock & Co., Inc.

Stephen Wagner , Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner P.C., New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Michael Reiter.

No appearance by Barry Gesser or Apollo Equities.

Before: WINTER, CABRANES, and LOHIER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Several individual investors appeal from Judge Crotty's dismissal of their complaint alleging securities fraud in violation of Section 10(b). We dispose of this appeal by both summary order and opinion. In the summary order issued simultaneously with this opinion, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in part with regard to most appellees. In this opinion, we affirm the dismissal of the federal claim and vacate and remand on the state law...

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