United States Third Circuit

Where District Court did not make clear its reasoning and application of the "excusable neglect" factors when considering late-filed proofs of claim in a securities fraud class action, the appellate court lacks a sufficient basis to review lower court's ruling as to abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/25/2000
• Decided 12/01/2000
• Published 12/01/2000

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, MANSMANN and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gerald T. Ford, (Argued), Landman, Corsi, Ballaine & Ford, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael M. Rosenbaum, (Argued), Carl Greenberg, Budd, Larner, Gross, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade, Short Hills, NJ, Counsel for Appellee Cendant Corporation., Roger W. Kirby, Kirby, McInerney & Squire, New York, NY, Counsel for Appellee Welsch & Forbes, Inc.