IN RE: Cenco Incorporated Securities Litigation

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JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 291 -- IN RE CENCO INCORPORATED SECURITIES LITIGATION
El	Date Code
6 1 MOTION, BRIE AFFIDAVITS, EXHIBITS 1 through 10 -- Defendants
lL CENCO INC., THEODORE VAN ZELST, PHILIP D. GELVIN
|] Suggested Transferee District: N.D. Illinois
Co] suggested Transieree Judge:
12/10/76 | |AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF SERV ~~ MOVAN
2/14/76 ] APPEARANCES -- Bernard A. Magdovitz by James Goldman
CC] Cenco Inc., Theddore Van Zelst, Philip D. Gelvin and
CC Seelect Dietary Products, Inc. by Leon E. Lindenbaum
IR Seidman & Seidman by Samuel Weisbard
| CC] Ralph C. Read by Kurt L. Schultz
| Co] Sona Food Products Co., Inc., et al. by Sidney Mendlovitz
] 231 Club, et al. by Thomas A. Carraway
Co H. David Spirt, et al. by F. Michael Friedman
Lo] Max Lessin, et al. by Michael A. Bertz
Co Robert Helfand, et al. (Consolidated	actions) by
C Lowell E. Sachnoff -
12/21/76 | |APPEARANCES -- ROBERT N. CAFFARELLI, ESQ. for Ronald E. Spiegel and
IN Howard Swiger
Co ~~ ABRAHAM S. ROBINSON, ESQ. for Harvey L. Orner
| GERALD M. WERKSMAN, esg. for Brendan Casey
12/21/76 | | HEARING ORDER -- Setting A-1 through A-4 for hearing
CC] Jan 28, 1977, Miami, Florida ~~.
| 12/27/76 | | R_~= COUN OR BERNARDA. MAGDO =~ JOINDER	IN MOTTON
| 8/76 | | APPEARAN —— Howard A llman for Erwin Berman )
18/29/76 | 2 |RESPONSE -- MAX LESSIN, ET AL. w/Exhibits Athrough K and cert. of service
| 1/4 |__| APP ARAN == RANIHNNRXANMANXIABX RO R PR QR _A QU Auman
1/10/77 REPLY-- CENCO, INC., VAN ZELST, GELVIN
1/13/77 RESPONSE -- Defendant Seidman & Seidman w/cert.	of svc.
| 1/17/77 | | APPEARANCE ~~ ROSEMARIE J. GUADNOLO, ESQ. -- Rose Packaging Corp.
| 1/18/77 | | LARPFARANCE -- Stanley R. Wolfe for John and Joseph Cucinotta
| 8/7 5 | RESPONSE -- JOHN & JOSEPH CUCINOTTA w/exhibits A throug
| | 6 | SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT -- Michael A. Bertz w/lcert. of service.
1/21/77 7 Movants amendment to gchedule A -- to include all actions presentl
| consolidated under 75C2227 (76C3854, 76C3997 and 75C2506,
CC 75C2981, 75C3394, 76Cl085, 76C4496) B-1, and the action
] Pending in the C.D. Calif, A-Z in e reques o transfer
CO] undzr 28 U.S.C. §1407.
4/77 | 8 | SUPPLEMEN'"	I, RESPONSE -- John Cucinotta and Joseph Cucinotta w/cert.
| of service,
6/77 ] WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- David Adler, Ben Barkin omer Chapin
and David Fromkin; Ronald E. Spiegel; Ralph C. Read. 28/77 hearing,
a. Miami, Fl.
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1/28/77 |__| SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE -- Plaintiffs Lessin w/cert.	of service
| | filed at hearing 1/28/77 in Miami, Fl.
© 1/28/77 | | AFFIDAVIT OF STANLEY R. WOLFE, ESQ. for Cucinotta filed at hearing
| 1/28/77 in Miami, Fl.
7/25/77 | | CONSENT OF TRANSFEREE COURT -- For Judge John Powers Crowle
] 0 handle litigation in the N. D. Illinois Under 28 U.S.C. §1407
7/25/77 |OPINION AND ORDER -- Transferring A-4 to the N.D. Illinois Under
CC] 38 U.S.C. §1407 for assignment to Judge John P. Crowley
8/18/77 ||B-2 JULIUS LEVIN, ET AL. V. CENCO, INC., ET AL., N.D. CA., C77-1385-CFP
FC] CTO filed today. Notified counsel, involved judges
9/6/77 | IB-2 Julius Levin, et al. v. Cenco, Inc. et al., N.D.CA C77-1385-CFP
FC CTO FINAL TODAY, NOTIFIED INVOLVED CLERKS AND JUDGES.
6/14/78 | | NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- JAMES GOLDMAN, ESQ. for Defendant
| BERNARD A. MAGDOVITZ |
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DOCKET NO. 291 —-- In re Cenco Incorporated Securities Litigation
Date
11/1/78 9 MOTION FOR TRANSFER OF TAG-ALONG ACTICN -- United States
Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund, Inc., et al. v. Cenco
Incorp., S.D.N.Y., C.A. No. 78-Civ-3143(LFM) --
filed by Cenco Incorporated w/cert. of svc. (ea)	11/13/78 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME -- Plaintiff U.S. Steel
GRANTED to and including 11/27/78 (rew)
11/16/78 | 10 RESPONSE -- Plaintiff Fromkin w/cert.of svc. (ea)
12/12/78 ORDER DENYING TRANSFER AS MOOT -- (B-3) U.S. Steel and
Carnegie Pension Fund, Inc., et al. v. Cenco Inc.,
S.D.N.Y., #78-Civ-3143 -- Notified involved counsel,
judges and clerks (cds)
12/12/78 Memorandum/Order dated November 17, 1978 regarding B-3 and
signed by Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon (cds)
81/07/07] 11 LETTER NOTIFICATION OF RESIGNATION eff. 6/30/81 by
Judge John Powers Crowley dated 6/30/81. (eaf)
81/07/07 ORDER REASSIGNING LITIGATION from Judae John Powers
Crowley to Judge Marvin E. Aspen, in accordance with
Local Rules for the U.S. Dist. Ct. for the N.D.I11 for
the remainder of the coordinated or consolidated
pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407. (eaf)

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CAPTION: IN RE CENCO INCORPORATED SECURITIES LITIGATION 4
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Summary of Panel Actions
Date(s) of Hearing(s) 1/28/77
Consolidation Ordered 7/257 77 Consolidation Denied
Opinion and/or Order
Citation
reassigned to Hon. Marvin E. Aspen
Transferee District NORTHERN DISTRICT QFILLINOIS Transferee Judge-JOBN-POWERE-GROWRE¥
Intra- District Civil Date of
Office and Action TransferflransfereepPismissall
Number ON EO TTR ATR ACHR jon ete Judge Number Date Pocket No.pr Remand Misc.
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A-2 Melville N. Rothschild, Jr., et al. |[N.D.Ill| 76C 3854 1
v. Cenco., Inc., et al. LAD
: preagss—	A-3 Max Lessin, et al. v. Cenco, Inc., C.D.Cal |CV76-1229-F| 7/25/7
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A-4 231 Club, etc., et al. v. Cenco.,Inc.;N.D.Il1l|*75 C 44961 ~~ ~~ |
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XY7z-1| John Cucinotta, et al. v. Cenco, Inc.,N.D.I1ll| 78C 3997 Jv 4 /	et al. JES.
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B-1 H. David Spirit, et al. v. Cenco., N.D.Il1ll| 75C 4310v—
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B-2 Julius Levin, et al. v. Cenco., N.D.Cal [C77-1385-CFP 9/6/77 |f Fass 7
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ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 291 -- IN RE CENCO INCORPORATED SECURITIES LITIGATION
ROBERT HELFAND, ET AL. (A-1l) RALPH C. READ
Lowell E. Sachnoff, Esquire Kurt L. Schultz, Esquire
Sachnoff, Schrager, Jones & Weaver, Ltd.| winston & Strawn
One IBM Plaza, Suite 4700 One First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60611 Chicago, Illinois 60603
JOHN CUCINOTTA, ET AL. (A-2) SEIDMAN & SEIDMAN
.David Berger, Esqg. Samuel Weisbard, Esquire
1622 Locust Street McDermott, Will & Emery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
MELVILLE N. ROTHSCHILD, JR., ET AL. (A-3
Landesman, Schwartz & Auslander CENCO INCORPORATED
10 South LaSalle Street THEODORE VAN ZELST
Chicago, Illinois 60603 PHILIP D. GELVIN
SEELECT DIETARY	PRODUCTS,	INC.
MAX LESSIN, ET AL. (A-4) Leon E. Lindenbaum, Esquire
Michael A. Bertz Walsh, Case & Coale
523 W. Sixth Street 104 south Michigan Avenue
Suite 440 Chicago, Illinois 60603
Los Angeles, Calif. 90014
—_—_———ee BERNARD A, MAGDOVITZ Ce
i. DAVID SPIRT, #T AIL. James Goldman, Esquire
F. Michgel Friedman,fEsqylre Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn
510 tipi5 & Rossi. 3 Nl 707 Wilshire Boulevard
Philed ia, “Penhéylvamia 19102 Fortieth FloorLos Angeles, California 90017
231 CLUB, ET AL. DAY d FROMKIN, pet file, Re o	Thomas A. Carraway, Esquire ALFRED A. STR LSIN /
Rives, Peterson, Pettus, Conway, Keith F. Bode, Esquire
Elliott & Small Jenner & Block
800 First National-Southern Natural Bldg} one IBM Plaza
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Chicago, Illinois 60611
SONA FOOD PRODUCTS, ET AL.
| : Bidney Mendlovitz, Esquire
| Curry & Mendlovitz
| 3711 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 401
Long Beach, California 90807 8

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DOCKET NO. 29] -— IN RE _CENCO INCORPORATED SECURITIES TJTIGATTON =
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DAVID ADLER > RussekI Rabjohns psdBEN BARKIN 6 Art pécavenue (AU:
HOMER CHAPIN Clarendon 3s, Illinois 60514 |
DAVID FROMKIN ” iDavid E. Beckwith, Esquire Mr. Anthony Urso
Foley & Lardner 8330 South Komensky
First Wisconsin Center Chicago, Illinois 60652
777 East Wisconsin Avenue thur A ,Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 rehur Sue
HOWARD SWIGER 4512 Jonitox
+ RONALD E. SPIEGEL cago, Il 60630
Robert N.Caffarelli, Esq. . ey J ;
One IBM Plaza ey TT ig od	Suite 2650 °L OF Void ¢ yChicago, Illinois 60611 Dehver NCYe#ada\ 180202 Ve.lf . p
JACK C. COULSON Mc. Charles Didyifagn SPAllan A. Ackerman, Esquire 821 Zinnia Lan SS Soom
| 100 North LaSalle Street Plantation, Florida 33130
Chicago, Illinois 60602 ~
ME NEdwin L. B&rman
2896 JOpeE lane
DAVID MAROSE w
X MeTTick, New YO 11566
John J. Enright, Esquire ’ b A. Kat
Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman ip re eoth a atz180 North LaSalle Street 103- . venue
Chicago, Illinois 60601 Forest Hills, New York 11375
BRENDAN CASEY Mr. Elliot S. Kahn
Gerpld M. Werkesmary, Esqlire Brastead10 thadShlle (3tRe Cedar Swamp Road
"ch ple 60 01d Brookville, New York 11545
“ HARVEY L. ORNER
Mr. Frank Kucharski Abraham S. Robinson, Esq.
1727 North Wolcott 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 43rd Floor
N.Y., N.Y. 10020
Thomas Howard ( @ ; , p
1143 Je 2 Court JV 2A ERWIN BERMAN
Northbrook, IlliTmods 60062 Howard A. Tullman, Esquire —
T= = Levy and Erens
Mr. Robert Smith 208 South LaSalle Street
65 Donel Drive Chicago, Illinois 60604
Roslyn, New York 11576

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Attorney List -- p. 3
DOCKET NO. 291 —— IN RE CENCO INCORPORATED SECURITIES LITIGATION
ARTHUR AUMAN
Roger L. Price, Esd.
Aaron, Aaron, Schimberg
& Hess © Suite 3350
One First National Pl.
Chicago, Ill. 60603
ROSE PACKAGING CORP.
Rosemarie J. Guadnolo, Esq.
Arvey, Hodes, Costello
& Burman
180 North Lasalle St. k
Suite 3800 C7 =
Chicago, Illinois 60601 ]
JULIUS LEVINE, ET AL. B-2
Williag E. Trautman, Esquire,
SL gory I ¥	111 t pole k #3 IA	San F\; co’ cA loa rONZAY
LEVIN HOSPITAL OF HAYWARD i
Hayward, California

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DOCKET No. 291 -- In re Cenco Incorporated Securities Litigation
UNITED STATES STEEL, ET, AL. (B-3 SEIDMAN & SEIDMAN
Robert A. Bick Es John J. Bentley, III, Esq.
edd, vAbbott¥ Mord Cy Latham & Watkins
| IR a /) Ja 555 S. Flower Street	% York, New York 10005 Los Angeles, Calif. 90071
SECURITIES AND EXE8HANGE COMMISSION CENCO INC.
William M. Hegan, Esq. PHILIP D. GELVIN
Peter B. Schaefer, Esq. THEODORE VAN ZELST
Securities and Exchange Comm. SEELECT DIETARY PRODUCTS, INC.
219 S. Dearborn Street (Co-Counsel)
Room 1204 Ldwrenee I, Kirk, Esq re
Chicago, Illinois 60604 Schwabtag, Aschyler § Grossian	1880 Contr” da k Past, fte: 1212MAX LESSIN, ET AL. (A-3) Les’ Angeles, Calif.. 90067 «
Refold & Steiniger
16285 Ventura Blvd. Garvin F. Shallenberger, Esq.
Suite 1008 Rutan & Tucker
Encino, Calif. 91436 401 Civic Center Drive West
P.O. Box 1976
SONA FOOD PRODUCTS (pltf) Santa Ana, Calif. 92702
Curry & Mendlovitz
3711 Long Beach Blvd ARTHUR AUMAN
Suite 401 Ronald Wilder, Esq.
Long Beach, Calif. 90807 Roger L. Price, Esq.
Aaron, Aaron, Schimberg & Hess
RALPH C. READ One First National Plaza
Edward L. Foote, Esq. Chicago, Illinois 60603
Kurt L. Schulz, Esq.
Winston & Strawn ALFRED A. STRELSIN
One First National Plaza Samuel Beck, Esq.
Chicago, Illinois 60603 225 Broadway
New York, New York 10007
BERNARD A. MAGDOVITZ
John M. Bowlus, Esq. PLAINTIFF MERRIT
Cotton, Watt, Jones, King & Bowlus Philip Pierce, Esq.
One IBM Plaza Ronald Shindler, Esq.
Chicago, Illinois 60611 Booth, Lipton & Lipton
405 Park Avenue
THEODORE VAN ZELST New York, New York 10022
William M. Ward, Esq.
Hartigan & Ward ANTHONY URSO :
120 South LaSalle Street B8viad shfeta, Esq. biChicago, Illinois 60603 Chishoim’ g\Kkripet fod)4 HH of
7909 LA LT	Burban®; Illinois 60459

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DOCKET No. _291 -— -——
| ELLIOT S. KAHNCOUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF (SUB-GROUP, | Louis A. Mangone, Esq.
_ IN-OUTERS) = | 485 Madison Ave,
Lawrence J. Fox, Esq. | New York, New York 10022
Drinker, Biddle & Reath CL
1100 Philadelphia Nat'l Bank Bldg. | MR. FREDERICK SCHMAUSSPhiladelphia, Penn. 19107 | Pro Se
RALPH L, LEVIN (XYZ-2) a ee MatineeLawrence H. Eiger, Esq.
Robert A. Skirnick, Esq. THOMAS HOWARD
135 S. LaSalle Street | Robert D., Glick, Esq.| Room 2323 ' Narcisse A. Brown, Esq.
| Chicago, Ill. 60603 | Schwartz, Cooper, Eolb
| & Gaynor
RUSSELL RABJOHNS, JR. i
William E, Ray, Esq. i ROBERT A. SMITH
William E. Ray, Jif,, Esq. ; Stephen C. Shamberg, Esq.
| The Professional Bldg. Friedman & Koven
Minocqua, Wisc. 54548 j 208 s. LaSalle Street
_— a ! Chicago, Ill. 60604
ROBERT HELFAND, ET AL. (A-1) i
Stuart Wechsler, Esq. i Leon Gold, Esq.
Kass, Goodkind, Wechsler & Gerstein | Shea, Gould, Climenko & Case122 East 42nd Street 330 Madison Ave.
New York, New York 10017 | New York, New York 10017.COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF PLAINTIFF LOGAN
Francis J. McConnell, Esq. | Lawrence Walner, Esq.McConnell & Campbell Lawrence Walner & Assoc., Ltd.
135 S. LaSalle Street 200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Ill. 60603 Suite 7205
Chicago, Ill. 60601
CHARLES DIDRIKSEN
Thomas J. Regan, Esq. ESTATE OF JOSEPH WEINER
Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle Stephan A. Weiner, Esq.
69 W. Washington Street Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
Chicago, Ill. 60602 40 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Paul Periot, Esq.
Paul Lieberman, Esq. CURTISS-WRIGHT	CORP. (3rd Party Deft.)
Periot, Duerk & Carlson, P.C. Allan Horwich, Esq.
1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Schiff, Hardin & Waite
Washington, D.C. 20046 7200 Sears Tower233 S. Wacker Brive
Chicago, Ill. 60606

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