STIPULATION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. the above captioned action as well as the action transferred to this Court from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan captioned Alps Automotive, Inc. v. Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc., and consolidated with the Action, ae hereby dismissed, with prejudice, pursuant to FRCP 41. Each party will bear its own costs, disbursements, fees and expenses. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 9/3/09) (djc) (Entered: 09/08/2009) (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 9/3/09) (djc) (Entered: 09/16/2009)
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND DISCOVERY PLAN: The parties are to serve initial disclosure pursuant to Rule 26(a)(i) on or before July 10, 2009. The parties are to serve initial requests for documents and a first set of interrogatories on or before August 14, 2009. The parties are to serve responses to document requests and answers to interrogatories on or before September 15, 2009. The depositions of fact witnesses are to be completed by November 17, 2009. Bear Steams and Alps are to serve their respective expert disclosure pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) on or before December 17, 2009. Depositions of experts shall be completed by January 29, 2010. A pre-motion conference regarding the possible disqualification of defendants' counsel is scheduled for August 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 7/13/2009) (jfe) (Entered: 07/13/2009)
ORDER: The above-referenced actions, 08 Civ. 9897 and 09 Civ. 4085, are hereby CONSOLIDATED under docket number 08 Civ. 9897. As such, all future filings must be filed under the earlier docket number, 08 Civ. 9897. Moreover, in light of the transfer of the action Alps Automotive, Inc., v. Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc. from the Eastern District of Michigan to this Court, the motion to stay the litigation filed by Alps Automotic Inc. and Alps Electric (North America), Inc. in the 08 Civ. 9897 action (Docket Nos. 14-21), is hereby denied as MOOT. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 5/20/2009) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:08-cv-09897-PKL, 1:09-cv-04085-PKL(jpo) (Entered: 05/20/2009)
REPLY to Response to Motion re: 14 MOTION to Stay Pending Litigation.. Document filed by ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Service)(Meyers, Merle) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: 14 MOTION to Stay Pending Litigation. Certificate of Service of Opposition Papers. Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. (Abraham, Don) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Motion; Memorandum of Points and Authorities; Declaration served on Jeffrey A. Mitchell; Don Abraham on 02/13/2009. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc.. (Meyers, Merle) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
AFFIDAVIT of Jeffrey A. Mitchell in Opposition re: 14 MOTION to Stay Pending Litigation.. Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. (Abraham, Don) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: 14 MOTION to Stay Pending Litigation.. Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. (Abraham, Don) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 14 MOTION to Stay Pending Litigation.. Document filed by ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc.. (Meyers, Merle) (Entered: 03/20/2009)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Answer served on Bear Stearns on 1/15/09. Service was made by Email. Document filed by ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc.. (Meyers, Merle) (Entered: 02/13/2009)
ORDER ADMITTING COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION granting 9 Motion for Merle C. Meyers to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 2/4/2009) (jpo) (Entered: 02/04/2009)
MOTION for Merle Meyers to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc.(dle) (Entered: 01/29/2009)
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Jeffrey A. Mitchell on behalf of Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. New Address: Gibbons, P.C., One Pennsylvania Plaza, 37th Floor, New York, New York, USA 10119-3701, 212-613-2009. (Mitchell, Jeffrey) (Entered: 01/06/2009)
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Don Abraham on behalf of all plaintiffs. New Address: Gibbons, P.C., One Pennsylvania Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, New York, USA 10119-3701, 212-613-2000. (Abraham, Don) (Entered: 01/06/2009)
STIPULATION EXTENDING DEFENDANTS' TIME TO ANSWER; that the defendants' time to answer or move with respect to the Complaint be extended until 1/16/2009. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure on 12/16/2008) (tve) (Entered: 12/16/2008)
NOTICE of Stipulation Extending Defendants' Time to Answer. Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. (Kodner, Maryana) (Entered: 12/11/2008)
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. ALPS Automotive, Inc. served on 11/26/2008, answer due 12/16/2008; ALPS Electric (North America), Inc. served on 11/26/2008, answer due 12/16/2008. Service was accepted by Meyers Law Group, PC, attorneys for defendants. Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.. (McAuliffe, Edward) (Entered: 12/01/2008)
COMPLAINT against ALPS Automotive, Inc., ALPS Electric (North America), Inc. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 669350)Document filed by Bear Stearns Investment Products, Inc.(laq) (ama). (Entered: 11/20/2008)