-JO Jacob Friedman, Estelle Sapir and Miriam Stern, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Union Bank of Switzerland, et al. (See Doc. No. 897)

Filing 4763

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER approving seven decisions on appeal: In Re Accounts of Alred Benesch, Else Benesch and Josef Benes; In Re Accounts of Leopold Herzog, Zdenka Herzog and Margarete Tedesko; In Re Account of Leiba Kochas; In Re Account of Lilein Lei nwand Unternemhung Bernhard Goldstein; In Re Account of Elsa and Emil Menyasz; In Re Accounts of Wilhelm Pappenheim; and In Re Accounts of Dr. Felix Pollak and Account of Elsa Pollak. Ordered by Senior Judge Edward R. Korman on 10/17/2011. (Greene, Donna)

FILED
IN CLERK'S OFFICE
US DISTRICT COURT E.ON Y.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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IN RE: HOLOCAUST VICTIM ASSETS
LITIGATION

This Document Relates to: All Cases

OCT 1 8 2011

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BROOKLYN OFFICE
Case No. CV 96-4849 (ERK)(MDG)
(Consolidated with CV 96-5161
and CV 97-461)

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

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MEMORANDUM & ORDER APPROVING SEVEN DECISIONS ON APPEAL:
IN RE ACCOUNTS OF ALFRED BENESCH, ELSE BENESCH AND JOSEF BENES; IN
RE ACCOUNTS OF LEOPOLD HERZOG, ZDENKA HERZOG AND
MARGARETE TEDESKO; IN RE ACCOUNT OF LEIBA KOCHAS; IN RE ACCOUNT
OF LILEIN LEINWAND UNTERNEMHUNG BERNHARD GOLDSTEIN; IN RE
ACCOUNT OF ELSA AND EMIL MENYASZ; IN RE ACCOUNTS OF WILHELM
P APPENHEIM; and IN RE ACCOUNTS OF DR. FELIX POLLAK AND ACCOUNT OF
ELSA POLLAK
KORMAN:
As provided under the Settlement Agreement, and in accordance with the procedures
established in the December 8, 2000 Memorandum & Order and in the Distribution Plan, Special
Master Michael Bradfield is hereby requesting the Court's approval of seven Decisions on
Appeal: In re Accounts of Alfred Benesch, Else Benesch and 10sefBenes; In re Accounts of
Leopold Herzog, Zdenka Herzog and Margarete Tedesko; In re Account of Leiba Kochas; In re
Account of Lilien Leinwand Unternehmung Bernhard Goldstein; In re Account of Elsa and Emil
Menyasz; In re Accounts of Wilhelm Pappenheim; and In re Accounts of Dr. Felix Pollak and
Account of Elsa Pollak (the "Decisions"), which are attached hereto as Annex A through Annex
G. The Decisions award a total ofSFr.l,479,065.50.
Therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Decisions attached as Annex A through Annex G are approved by

the Court; and
ORDERED that the Signatories of the Settlement Fund are hereby directed to
immediately transfer SFr. 1,479,065.50 from the Settlement Fund to the Swiss Banks SettlementDormant Accounts-Payment Account for payment of the Decisions.

Dated:

October G:., 2011
Brooklyn, New York

SO ORDERED:

s/Edward R. Korman
Edward R. Korman
United States District Judge

Index of Recommended Decisions on Appeal October 11, 2011
Account Owner Name

Amount (in
SFr.)
103,387.50

1.

Benesch, Alfred; Benesch, Else, Benes, Josef

2.

Lilien Leinwand Unternehmung Bernhard Goldstein

3.

Herzog, Leopold; Herzog, Zdenka; Tedesko, Margaret

4.

Kochas, Leiba

28,712.50

5.

Menyasz, Elsa and Emil

12,343.75

6.

Pappenbeim, Wilhelm

7.

Pollak, Dr. Felix; Pollak, Elsa
Total

24,259.31 .
439,500.00

821,487.50
49,375.00
SFr. 1,479,065.50