Free Motion for Reconsideration - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv-00188-JBA

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ____________________________________ ) SUZANNE M. EGGLESTON and ) FREDERICK LOVEJOY, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Civil Action No. 3:02CV188 (WWE) v. ) ) E*TRADE SECURITIES, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO RECONSIDER A PORTION OF THE COURT'S FEBRUARY 10, 2004 ORDER Defendants E*TRADE Securities, Inc., E*TRADE Group, Inc. (erroneously sued as E*TRADE, Inc.) and Stephen Tachiera (collectively, "E*TRADE") respectfully move this Court pursuant to Local Rule 7(c) to reconsider that portion of the Court's order dated February 10, 2004, (the "Order") that requires a jury trial on issues relating to the formation of the agreement to arbitrate. As set forth more fully in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, E*TRADE requests reconsideration for two reasons: · · Plaintiffs never demanded a jury trial within the time permitted by the Federal Arbitration Act or at any time; and 9 U.S.C. § 3 governs E*TRADE's Motion and does not provide a right to a jury trial.

WHEREFORE, E*TRADE respectfully requests that the Court reconsider that portion of its Order that requires a jury trial and set this matter down for an evidentiary hearing before the Court. ORAL ARGUMENT NOT REQUESTED
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Dated: February 20, 2004

Respectfully submitted,

James A. Budinetz, Esquire Ct. Fed. Bar No.: ct16068 Pepe & Hazard LLP 225 Asylum Street Goodwin Square Hartford, CT 06103 e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 860.241.2693 Facsimile: 860.522.2796 OF COUNSEL: Douglas P. Lobel ARNOLD & PORTER 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900 McLean, VA 22102 703.720.7035 (voice) 703.720.7399 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants E*TRADE SECURITIES, INC., E*TRADE GROUP, INC. (erroneously sued as E*TRADE, INC.), and STEPHEN TACHIERA

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have, this 20th of February, 2004, served a copy of Defendants' Motion to Reconsider a Portion of the Court's February 10, 2004 Order by causing a copy of same to be delivered by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, to: Frederick A. Lovejoy, Esq. 276 Center Road P.O. Box 56 Easton, CT 06612

_____________________________ James A. Budinetz

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