Legal Opinion
Michelson v. Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 2, 1985No. 83 Civ. 8898 (MEL)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Douglas J. Michelson is a resident of New Mexico and a rare metals trader who suffered heavy financial losses when the price of silver increased dramatically in the latter half of 1979 and in early 1980. Michelson, who appears pro se, has filed a sixty-one page complaint asserting thirty-six causes of action against twenty-four named defendants 1 contending that they participated in a conspiracy in 1979-80 to raise the price of silver in an effort to corner the silver market.
Currently pending are motions: (1) by Merrill Lynch to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. CurranSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Korwek v. HuntDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- In re Platinum & Palladium Commodities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
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