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CaseNo: WVCAL221403, CourtName: CLASS ACTION II, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>WVCAL221403, Partnership, Wheatley, Fox, Act, Trust, Tender, Indenture, Montgomery Realty, Williams Act, Fox Defendants, California, Erickson, General Partner, Trustee, Securities, Northern Trust, Noteholders, Exchange Act, Gba, Motion, Principals, Ashner, Entry, Trust Indenture, Regulation, Wheatley Ventures, Violation, Affiliates, Equity Securities, Supplemental Indenture, Npi, Equity Security, Outstanding, Dismiss, Promulgated Thereunder, Target Company, Tender Offeror, Connection, District Court , ContentID: 120252000

Case Documents
1 1998-02-06 DOCKET
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 126538
7 pages
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2 1981-10-21 OPINION
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 126539
17 pages
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3 1981-10-21 COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 126537
86 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 110 pages
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1 . DOCKET

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
GBA
ENTRY
MOTION
PLAINTIFF
COUNSEL
MONTGOMERY REALTY
DISMISS
FOX
RECEIVED PROPOSED ORDER
PATEL
JUDGE MARILYN
FILE MOTION
NORTHERN TRUST BANK
TRUST BANK
PROPOSED ORDER
MEMORANDUM
COURT
WHEATLEY VENTURES
GRANTING
LARSON
DEFENDANT JANET
STARK
DEFENDANT WILLIAM
PATRICK MCDOWELL
PAYNE
DEFENDANT LISLE
EVANS
DEFENDANT JAROLD
CASHIN
Docket as of February 6, 1998

Proceedings include all events.                                   TERMED
3:96cv2934    Erickson v. Wheatley Ventures, et al

                                                            TERMED
                       U.S. District Court
  U.S. District for the Northern District of California (S.F.)

               CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 96-CV-2934

Erickson v. Wheatley Ventures, et al                        Filed: 08/15/96
Assigned to: Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel  Jury demand: Plaintiff
Demand: $5,000,000                           Nature of Suit:  850
Lead Docket: None                            Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None

Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

(Party and Counsel List)

8/15/96  1       COMPLAINT Summons(es) issued; Fee status pd entered on
                 8/15/96 in the amount of $ 120.00 (Receipt No. 40324); jury
                 demand    (3:96-cv-02934) (gba) (Entry date 08/22/96)

8/15/96  2       ORDER RE COURT PROCEDURE and SCHEDULE by Judge Marilyn H.
                 Patel : Proof of service to be filed by 9/30/96 ; counsels'
                 case management statement to be filed by 1/21/97 ; initial
                 case management conference will be held 9:30 1/31/97 (cc:
                 all counsel) (gba) (Entry date 08/22/96)

8/15/96  3       NOTICE by Plaintiff of pendency of other action or
                 proceeding (Local Rule 3-13)  (3:96-cv-02934) (gba)
                 (Entry date 08/22/96)

9/24/96  4       WAIVER OF SERVICE by defendant Montgomery Realty, defendant
                 Fox Realty Investors, defendant Montgomery Realty Co,
                 defendant Emmet J. Cashin, defendant Jarold A. Evans,
                 defendant Lisle W. Payne, defendant W. Patrick McDowell,
                 defendant William W. Stark Jr., defendant Janet E. Larson
                 served on 9/9/96 in response to the request for waiver sent
                 on 8/26/96, defendant Wheatley Ventures, defendant Michael
                 L. Ashner, defendant Martin Lifton, defendant Arthur N.
                 Queler, defendant Northern Trust Bank served on 9/5/96 in
                 response to the Request for Waiver sent on 8/26/96
                 (3:96-cv-02934) (gba) (Entry date 09/25/96)

10/16/96 5       APPLICATION by defendant Wheatley Ventures, defendant
SNIPPETS:
  • U.S. District Court
  • Assigned to: Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel Jury demand: Plaintiff
  • (Party and Counsel List)
  • demand (gba) (Entry date 08/22/96)
  • 9/24/96 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE by defendant Montgomery Realty,
  • Fox Realty Investors, defendant Montgomery Realty Co,
  • on 8/26/96, defendant Wheatley Ventures, defendant Michael
  • Arthur N. Queler for leave to file motion to dismiss
  • 10/16/96 -- RECEIVED Proposed Order (defendant Wheatley Ventures,
  • defendant Northern Trust Bank for leave to file motion to
  • Emmet J. Cashin, defendant Jarold A. Evans, defendant Lisle
  • W. Payne, defendant W. Patrick McDowell, defendant William
  • W. Stark Jr., defendant Janet E. Larson for leave to file
  • 10/24/96 8 ORDER by Judge Marilyn H. Patel granting defendants
  • 10/25/96 10 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION WITH MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND

  • 2 . OPINION

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ERICKSON
    TENDER
    WHEATLEY
    COURT
    SECURITIES
    NORTHERN TRUST
    TRUST INDENTURE
    VIOLATION
    EQUITY SECURITY
    REGULATION
    PLAINTIFF
    DEFENDANTS
    PARTNERSHIP
    MOTION
    FOX
    THEREUNDER
    CALIFORNIA
    NOTEHOLDERS
    MONTGOMERY REALTY
    WHEATLEY VENTURES
    UNITED STATES
    CONTENDS
    REGISTERED PURSUANT
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    MONTGOMERY REALTY COMPANY-80
    PLAINTIFF DEANNE
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    FIXED RATE
    COMPLAINT
    
                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                    NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    DEANNE R. ERICKSON, on behalf of )
    herself and all others similarly )
    situated,                        )   No. C-96 2934 MHP
                                     )
                  Plaintiff,         )   OPINION
                                     )
                  v.                 )
                                     )
    WHEATLEY VENTURES, INC., et al., )
                                     )
                  Defendants.        )
    _________________________________)
    
         Plaintiff Deanne R. Erickson, trustee of the Kaufman Family
    
    1981 Trust, dated October 21, 1981, brought this action on
    
    behalf of herself and all others similarly situated against
    
    defendants Wheatley Ventures, Inc., et al. ("Wheatley"),
    
    Montgomery Realty Company-80, et al. ("Fox") and Northern Trust
    
    Bank of California, N.A. ("Northern Trust") alleging (1) four
    
    causes of action for failure to comply with the disclosure
    
    requirements for tender offers under Section 14(d) of the
    
    Williams Act, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"),
    
    as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 78(n), and Regulation 14D, 17 C.F.R.
    
    § 240.14d-1 to § 240.14d-101 promulgated thereunder, and (2)
    
                                   1
    
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    violation of Section 315(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
    
    (the "Trust Indenture Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 77ooo(c), and a trust
    
    indenture (the Indenture") qualified under the Trust Indenture
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • WHEATLEY VENTURES, INC., et al.,)
  • Plaintiff Deanne R. Erickson,
  • defendants Wheatley Ventures, Inc., et al.,
  • Montgomery Realty Company-80, et al. and Northern Trust
  • Williams Act, Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  • violation of Section 315of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
  • Wheatley's motion to dismiss the first and second
  • thereunder, based on the Colorado River abstention doctrine.
  • the target of the challenged tender offer.
  • limited partnership and the general partner of the Partnership.
  • Superior Court.2 The defendants in the
  • the Noteholders were also entitled to
  • was to enable Wheatley and Fox to avoid compliance with Section
  • 14and Regulation 14D, applicable to tender offers for equity
  • when the complaint is accompanied
  • Wheatley contends that Erickson fails to allege that any
  • more than 5% of "any class of equity security which is
  • registered pursuant to Section 12."
  • United States v. Evans, 375 F.2d 730, 731 (9th Cir.
  • minimal risks and received a fixed rate of interest.

  • 3 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    WHEATLEY
    ACT
    TRUST
    FOX
    INDENTURE
    PLAINTIFF
    TENDER
    MONTGOMERY REALTY
    FOX DEFENDANTS
    CALIFORNIA
    GENERAL PARTNER
    TRUSTEE
    EXCHANGE ACT
    PRINCIPALS
    ASHNER
    NOTEHOLDERS
    AFFILIATES
    EQUITY SECURITIES
    WHEATLEY VENTURES
    REGULATION
    SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
    NPI
    OUTSTANDING
    PROMULGATED THEREUNDER
    TARGET COMPANY
    TENDER OFFEROR
    CONNECTION
    DISTRICT COURT
    DE-REGISTER
    
    
    
    JAMES F. FOTENOS
    California State Bar No. 50521
    SIMON Y. LEUNG
    California State Bar No. 154250
    FOTENOS & SUTTLE, P.C.
    50 California Street, Suite 700
    San Francisco, California  94111
    (415) 781-0250
    
    RICHARD A. FINBERG
    MALAKOFF, DOYLE & FINBERG
    Pennsylvania State Bar No. 17282
    The Frick Building, Suite 200
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15219
    (412) 281-8400
    
    Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    
                 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
    
    DEANNE R. ERICKSON, Trustee of   )   CASE NO. C.96-2934 MHP
    The Kaufman Family 1981 Trust,   )
    dated October 21, 1981, on       )
    behalf of herself and all others )   CLASS ACTION
    similarly situated,              )
                                     )
                        Plaintiff,   )
                                     )   COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES FOR
    v.                               )   VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES
                                     )   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
    WHEATLEY VENTURES, INC., a       )   VIOLATION OF THE TRUST
    Georgia Corporation; MICHAEL L.  )   INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AND
    ASHNER; MARTIN LIFTON; ARTHUR N. )   BREACH OF TRUST INDENTURE
    QUELER; MONTGOMERY REALTY        )
    COMPANY--80, a California        )
    Limited Partnership; FOX REALTY  )   DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY
    INVESTORS, a California General  )
    Partnership; MONTGOMERY REALTY   )
    CORPORATION, a California        )
    corporation; EMMET J. CASHIN,    )
    JR.; JAROLD A. EVANS; LISLE W.   )
    PAYNE; W. PATRICK McDOWELL;      )
    WILLIAM W. STARK, JR.; JANET E.  )
    LARSON, Trustee, Phillip A.      )
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • California State Bar No. 50521
  • Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • DEANNE R. ERICKSON, Trustee of) CASE NO. C.96-2934 MHP The Kaufman Family 1981 Trust,) dated
  • WHEATLEY VENTURES, INC., a) VIOLATION OF THE TRUST Georgia Corporation; MICHAEL L.) INDENTURE
  • ASHNER; MARTIN LIFTON; ARTHUR N.) BREACH OF TRUST INDENTURE
  • Limited Partnership; FOX REALTY) DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY INVESTORS, a California General)
  • LARSON, Trustee, Phillip A.) Larson Family Revocable Trust,) dated April 19, 1974, as
  • The NPI Takeover of the Partnership
  • Preparation for the Tender Offer:
  • Into the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the General Partner Seeks To De-Register the
  • The SEC Comments on the Amendment and, Rather than Respond to the SEC's Comments, the General
  • (Against the Wheatley Defendants)
  • (Against the Fox Defendants)
  • to the Noteholders of the outstanding Nonrecourse Promissory Notes
  • and its affiliates (the "Fox
  • 78nin connection with the Tender Offer.
  • Regulation 14D requires tender offerors to file a Schedule 14D-1
  • with the SEC at the time the tender offeror makes a tender offer
  • for equity securities registered under the Exchange Act.
  • Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
  • the Fox Principals.
  • amount of the assets of the target company.
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