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CHESEMORE v. ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 09-cv-413-wmc.

CAROL CHESEMORE, DANIEL DONKEL, THOMAS GIECK, MARTIN ROBBINS, and NANETTE STOFLET, on behalf of themselves, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, INC., DAVID B. FENKELL, PAMELA KLUTE, JAMES MASTRANGELO, STEPHEN W. PAGELOW, JEFFREY A. SEEFELDT, TRACHTE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN, ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN, A.H.I., INC., ALPHA INVESTMENT CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, JOHN MICHAEL MAIER, AH TRANSITION CORPORATION, and KAREN FENKELL, Defendants; PAMELA KLUTE, JAMES MASTRANGELO, and JEFFREY A. SEEFELDT, Cross Claimants, v. ALLIANCE HOLDINGS, INC., and STEPHEN W. PAGELOW, Cross Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.

December 15, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Chesemore, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew W. Erlandson , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Marie A. Stanton , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Michelle Yau , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Monya Monique Bunch , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Robert Joseph Barton , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Bruce Frank Rinaldi , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Daniel Donkel, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew W. Erlandson , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Marie A. Stanton , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Michelle Yau , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Monya Monique Bunch , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Robert Joseph Barton , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Bruce Frank Rinaldi , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Thomas Gieck, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew W. Erlandson , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Marie A. Stanton , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Michelle Yau , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Monya Monique Bunch , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Robert Joseph Barton , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Bruce Frank Rinaldi , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Martin Robbins, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew W. Erlandson , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Marie A. Stanton , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Michelle Yau , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Monya Monique Bunch , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Robert Joseph Barton , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Bruce Frank Rinaldi , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Nannette Stoflet, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew W. Erlandson , Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Bruce Frank Rinaldi , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Monya Monique Bunch , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Robert Joseph Barton , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.

Alliance Holdings, Inc., Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, James P. Looby , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP & Katherine Elizabeth Kenny , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

David B. Fenkell, Defendant, represented by David Richard Johanson , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP & Douglas Andrew Rubel , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP.

Pamela Klute, Defendant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Benjamin Hartsock , Vedder Price P.C. & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

James Mastrangelo, Defendant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Benjamin Hartsock , Vedder Price P.C. & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Stephen W. Pagelow, Defendant, represented by Alan I. Silver , Bassford Remele, P.A., Jonathan Paul Norrie , Bassford Remele & Kevin Patrick Hickey , Bassford Remele, P.A..

Jeffrey A. Seefeldt, Defendant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Benjamin Hartsock , Vedder Price P.C. & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Trachte Building Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Defendant, represented by Brian L. Anderson , DeWitt Ross & Stevens, Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C. & Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C..

Alliance Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Lars C. Golumbic , Groom Law Group, Chartered, Sarah Adams Zumwalt , Groom Law Group, Chartered & Willie E. Wilder , Groom Law Group, Chartered.

A.H.I., Inc., Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP & James P. Looby , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Alpha Investment Consulting Group, LLC, Defendant, represented by James J. Convery , Laner, Muchin, Tara Michelle Mathison , Sorrentino Burkert Risch Kalter LLC & Jeffrey P Carren , Laner Muchin.

John Michael Maier, Defendant, represented by James J. Convery , Laner, Muchin, Tara Michelle Mathison , Sorrentino Burkert Risch Kalter LLC & Jeffrey P Carren , Laner Muchin.

AH Transition Corporation, Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP & James P. Looby , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Karen Fenkell, Defendant, represented by David Richard Johanson , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP & Douglas Andrew Rubel , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP.

Pamela Klute, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

James Mastrangelo, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Jeffrey A. Seefeldt, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C. & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Alliance Holdings, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP & Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Stephen W. Pagelow, Cross Defendant, represented by Alan I. Silver , Bassford Remele, P.A., Jonathan Paul Norrie , Bassford Remele & Kevin Patrick Hickey , Bassford Remele, P.A..

Pamela Klute, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

James Mastrangelo, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C., Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Jeffrey A. Seefeldt, Cross Claimant, represented by Charles B Wolf , Vedder Price P.C., Patrick Williamson Spangler , Vedder Price P.C. & Lynn Marie Stathas , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C..

Alliance Holdings, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP & Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Stephen W. Pagelow, Cross Defendant, represented by Alan I. Silver , Bassford Remele, P.A., Jonathan Paul Norrie , Bassford Remele, Karen L. Handorf , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC & Kevin Patrick Hickey , Bassford Remele, P.A..

Karen Fenkell, Cross Claimant, represented by David Richard Johanson , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP & Douglas Andrew Rubel , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP.

A.H.I., Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP & Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

AH Transition Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP & Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Alliance Holdings, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Charles Clark Jackson , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Christopher Alan Weals , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Emily Anne Glunz , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Erin E. McAdams , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP & Katherine Elizabeth Kenny , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

OPINION AND ORDER

The court is in receipt of "Alliance Parties' Motion that the Sanctions Stipulated in the Court's November 18, 2015 Order (Dkt. #1121) Commence Immediately" (dkt. #1138), and defendant David Fenkell's opposition (dkt. #1141), both of which demonstrate once again that nothing in this...

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