Legal Opinion

Brian M. Crist v. Donald J. Miller and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Defendants

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 1, 1988No. 88-1220PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

On March 22, the Supreme Court overruled the Enelow-Ettelson doctrine, which had allowed the immediate appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) of orders granting or denying an equitable stay in a suit at law. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp., - U.S.-, 108 S.Ct. 1133, 99 L.Ed.2d 296 (1988). We asked the appellants in the present case why the appeal should not be dismissed on the authority of Gulfstream. Defendants in a suit for securities fraud, they had asked the district court to order the plaintiffs to arbitrate a number of issues and to stay judicial…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Reuben Palmer v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Matterhorn, Inc. v. Ncr CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. David J. Langley, D/B/A Dave's Auto Service Center v. Colonial Leasing Company of New England, Etc., Major Muffler Center, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  5. Painewebber Incorporated v. Franklin FarnamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Richard Abernathy v. Southern California EdisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Williams v. KatzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Isabel Romeu Vda, De Fuertes v. Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,102 Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. v. Dennis H. BirenbaumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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