FEZZANI v. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.

Docket Nos. 14-3983, 09-4414-cv.

777 F.3d 566 (2015)

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.

January 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Kerry A. Dziubek and Michael D. Schissel , Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. (Now J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp.).

Howard Wilson and Scott A. Eggers , Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee Richard Harriton.

Anne K. Small , Michael A. Coley , Jacob H. Stillman , John W. Avery , and Jeffrey A. Berger , for amicus curiae The Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.

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


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

This opinion addresses petitions for rehearing by appellants from the court's summary order and from the opinion filed the same day. It also addresses an amicus brief filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in support of the Petition for Rehearing from the panel opinion. Familiarity...

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