Legal Opinion
Stewart v. GNP Commodities, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 29, 1994No. 88 C 1896, 91 C 2635PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LEINENWEBER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are investors who purchased interests in certain commodity pools operated by Waters, Tan & Co. (“Waters Tan”). Defendant, G.H. Miller & Co. (“Miller”), is a Futures Commission Merchant (“FCM”).
Statutory and Regulatory Provisions The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) regulates the operation of commodity pools, FCMs and a host of other functions involved in the commodity markets. See 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (“Commodity Exchange Act” or the “Act”); and 17 CFR § 1 et seq. (“Regulations”). A commodity…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- HOMEMAKERS NORTH SHORE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Rosenthal & Company v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Cargill, Incorporated, Cross-Appellant v. Lloyd Buis and Rose M. Buis, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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