IN RE: Metropolitan Contract Services and Pioneer Contract Services "ERISA" Litigation

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LLowaT Me. 466 -- In re Metropolitan Contract Services and Pioneer Contract
Services ERISA Litigation
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81/03/26; 1 | vorron, BRIEF, SCHEDULE, EXHIBITS A THRU G --
| All defendants w/cert. of svc.
| SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE DISTRICT: S.D. Texas
| | SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE (ds)t
81/04/02 1 | AMENDMENT TO HEARING ORDER FILED MARCH 23, 1981 -- Setting
Motion to transfer A-1 and A-2 for Panel Hearing in Washington,
! | Dp. C. on April 30, 1981 (cds)
81/04/06 | APPERANCES -- SAMUEL W. HALPERN, ESQ. for Raymond J. Donovan (A-1)| ROBERT SELLERS SMITH, ESQ. for Billy R. Adock, et al. (A-2);
MORTON I.. SUSMAN, ESQ. for Metropolitan Contract Services, Inc.,
i Metropolitan Contract Services, Inc., ESOP, Kenneth R.i i . . .
Cunningham, Wilford H. Hairell, A. Mitchell Robertson, and
Thomas C. Phipps
| C. LELAND HAMEL, ESQ. for Pioneer Contract Services, Inc.,
! Pioneer Contract Services, Inc., ESOP, Salvador Esparza
| and Edward Fritcher
LARRY D. THOMPSON, ESQ. for Mark Perrin and I.. J. Carter
TOM MARTIN DAVIS, JR., ESQ. for Allied Bank of Texas
| JAMES E. CLARK, ESQ. for United States Fire Insurance Co. (rew)
81/04/07 |2 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME ~- A-1 Raymond J. Donovan --
GRANTED to plaintiff Donovan to and including Apr. 15,
| 1981. (rew)81/04/07 i3 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME -- Deft. U.S.Fire Ins. Co. --
! GRANTED to U.S. Fire Ins. Co. to and including Apr. 15,
| 1981. (rew)
81/04/14 4 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME —-- Plaintiffs Billy R. Adcock
| et al. -- GRANTED TO AND INCLUDING 4/15/81 (cds)81/04//15 5 RESPONSE /BRIEF -- Deft. United States Fire Insurance
| Co. —-- w/cert. of svc. (emh)
81/04/15] 6 RESPONSE —- Raymond J. Donovan -- w/cert. of serv. and
| Exhibit A (cds)
81/04/17 7 RESPONSE, BRIEF, CERT. OF SVC., EXHIBITS -- Ala. Pltfs. (ea)
Plaintiffs Billy R. Adcock,et al. (ea)
81/04/21 8 REPLY -- All Defendants -- w/Exhibit A and B and cert.
| of sve. (emh)
81/04/2319 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPLY TO SECRETARY OF
LABOR -- Movants/Defendants -- w/cert. of service --
GRANTED TO AND INCLUDING APRIL 27, 1981 (cds)
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81/04/27110 i REJOINDER OF MOVANTS TO RESPONSE BY THE TEXAS PLAINTIFF --
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81/05/0 ORDER DENYING TRANSFER -- of litigation (A-1 and A-2)
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Revised: 8/78
DOCKET NO. _466 -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CAPTION: _In re Metropolitan Contract Services and Pioneer Contract Services ERISA Litigation
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SUMMARY OF LITIGATION
4/30/81 Dates Filed Type Citation District Name of Judge Assigned From
: 5/7/81 MO
(Denied)
Special Transferee Information
DATE CLOSED:

JPML FORM 1 LISTING OF INVOLVED ACTIONS
DOCKET NO. 466 —- In re Metropolitan Contract Services and Pioneer Contract Services
- ERISA Litigation
Intra- District Civi ransferegDate of
Office and Action ransfer| Docket [Dismissal
Number Caption Judge Number Date Number |or Remand Misc.
A-1 Raymond J. Donovan, etc. v. Kenneth S.D.Tex|H-80-87
' R. Cunningham, et al. v. Allied Bank | Singlet¢n
of Texas
A-2 Billy R. Adcock, et al, v. Pioneer N.D.Ala|lCV80L5274NE
Contract Services, Inc., et al. Lynne
Vv. Allied Bank of Texas
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JPML Form 4 . : .
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 466 -- IN RE METROPOLITAN CONTRACT SERVICES AND PIONEER CONTRACT
SERVICES ERISA LITIGATION
RAYMOND J. DONOVAN, ETC, (A-1) ALLIED BANK OF TEXAS
Samuel W. Halpern, Esquire Tom Martin Davis, Jr., Esquire
U. S. Department of Labor Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook &
P.O. Box 1914 Knapp
washington, D.C. 20013 1100 Esperson Building
| : Houston, Texas 77002
BILLY R. ADOCK, ET AL. (A-2)
Robert Sellers Smith, Esquire UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Smith, Huckaby & Graves, P.A. James E. Clark, Esquire
223 East Side square London, Yancey, Clark & Allen
Huntsville, Alabama 35801 2100 First National Southern
Natural Building
METROPOLITAN CONTRACT SERVICES, INC. Birmingham, Alabama 35203
METROPOLITAN CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.
ESOP
KENNETH R. CUNNINGHAM
WILFORD H. HAIRELL
A. MITCHELL ROBERTSON
THOMAS C. PHIPPS
Morton L. Susman, Esquire
Susman & Kessler
2290 Two Shell Plaza
Houston, Texas 77002
PIONEER CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.
PIONEER CONTRACT SERVICES, INC. ESOP
SALVADOR ESPARAZA
EDWARD FRITCHER
C. Leland Hamel, Esquire
Dickerson, Hamel, Early & Pennock
2300 Two Allen Center
Houston, Texas 77002
MARK PERRIN
I,. J. CARTER
Larry D. Thompson, Esquire
Lorance & Thompson
303 Jackson Hill, ste. 300
Houston, Texas 77007

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 466 -- In re Metropolitan Contract Services and Pioneer
Contract Services ERISA Litigation
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