Legal Opinion

Collins v. Sellis (In Re Lake States Commodities, Inc.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 11, 2000No. 19-04635PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUSAN PIERSON SONDERBY, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the renewed motion for summary judgment of Defendant John Sellis (“Sellis”). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

As discussed in earlier opinions in these consolidated bankruptcy cases, 1 prior to June 1994, Debtor Lake States Commodities, Inc. (“Lake States”) held itself out as a business that solicited investors for commodity futures trading and participation in commodity pools. Debtor Thomas W. Collins (“Collins”), since deceased, was president of Lake States. On June 16,…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Elizabeth C.O. Bellaver v. Quanex Corp./nichols-HomeshieldCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Donell v. KowellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  2. Silverman v. Actrade Capital, Inc. (In Re Actrade Financial Technologies Ltd.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  3. Rieser v. Hayslip (In Re Canyon Systems Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2006
  4. Picard Ex Rel. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC v. Estate of Chais (In Re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  5. Picard v. Merkin (In Re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2010

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