Legal Opinion

Highland Capital Management LP v. Schneider

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 16, 2006No. Nos. 05-4729-cv, 05-4869-cvPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff Highland Capital Management (“Highland”), appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Leonard, Leslie, Scott, and Susan Schneider (collectively, the “Schneiders”) and Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin (“JGPC”) in a dispute arising out of the Schneiders’ refusal to sell $69 million in promissory notes. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision.

1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Preliminarily, we consider (1) Highland’s motion to vacate the judgment entered…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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