In Re AEP Erisa Litigation

ORDER AND OPINION

MARBLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Class Certification by Plaintiff, Kermit D. Bridges (“Bridges” or “Plaintiff’). 1 Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff seeks to certify a class defined as:

the Plan, and all Participants in the Plan for who individual accounts the Plan purchased and/or held shares of the AEP Stock Fund at any time from December 9, 1998 to December 31, 2002, inclusive (the “Class”)

Plaintiff also seeks an order certifying him as the Class Representative and an order…