IN RE AMARANTH NATURAL GAS COMMODITIES LITIGATION

No. 07 Civ. 6377(SAS).

711 F.Supp.2d 301 (2010)

In re AMARANTH NATURAL GAS COMMODITIES LITIGATION.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Persky, Esq. , Gregory Scott Asciolla, Esq. , Labaton Sucharow, LLP, Christopher Lovell, Esq. , Ian Trevor Stoll, Esq. , Lovell Stewart Halebian LLP, New York, NY, Vincent Brigand, Esq. , Geoffrey Milbank Horn, Esq. , Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C., White Plains, NY, Robert M. Rothman, Esq. , Samuel Howard Rudman, Esq. , Fainna Kagan, Esq. , Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, LLP, Melville, NY, Louis Fox Burke, Esq. , Leslie Wybiral, Esq. , Louis F. Burke, P.C., Christopher J. Gray, Esq. , Christopher J. Gray PC, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

David Emilio Mollon, Esq. , Steven Michael Schwartz, Esq. , Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY, Kristen Victoria Grisius, Esq. , Stephen J. Senderowitz, Esq. , Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants Amaranth Advisors L.L.C., Amaranth Advisors (Calgary) ULC, Amaranth Group Inc., Amaranth Management Limited Partnership, Amaranth International Advisors, L.L.C.

Geoffrey Aronow, Esq. , Catherine Risdon Murphy, Esq. , Bingham McCutchen LLP, Washington, DC, Peter Curtis Neger, Esq. , Theo J. Robins, Esq. , Bingham McCutchen LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Nicholas M. Maounis.

Steven R. Goldberg, Esq. , New York, NY, for Defendant ALX Energy, Inc.

Michael Sangyun Kim, Esq. , Zaharah Rachel Markoe, Esq. , Kobre & Kim LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Brian Hunter.

Amelia Temple Redwood Starr, Esq. , Sheldon Leo Pollock, III, Esq. , Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, for Defendant Amaranth LLC.

Adam Selim Hakki, Esq. , Herbert S. Washer, Esq. , Kirsten N. Cunha, Esq. , Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Amaranth International Ltd.

Karl Geercken, Esq. , Alan Mark Kanzer, Esq. , Amber C. Wessels, Esq. , Craig Carpenito, Esq. , Alston & Bird, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant TFS Energy Futures LLC.

Brijesh Pradyuman Dave, Esq. , Joshua Adam Levine, Esq. , Mark J. Stein, Esq. , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Matthew Donohoe.

Daniel John Toal, Esq. , Eric S. Goldstein, Esq. , Marguerite Sophia Dougherty, Esq. , Mark Floyd Pomerantz, Esq. , Jason Harold Wilson, Esq. , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, for the J.P. Morgan Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs filed this putative class action on behalf of futures traders that purchased, sold, or held natural gas futures or options on futures contracts between February 16, 2006 and September 28, 2006 (the "Class Period"). Plaintiffs allege that during the Class Period, defendants — a hedge fund, its affiliates, employees, and brokers manipulated the prices...

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