Legal Opinion
Cornett v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1988No. 87 Civ. 7005 (RO)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
OWEN, District Judge:
Before me is a pro se plaintiff’s complaint seeking $1,000,000,000 compensatory damages on RICO and civil rights theories and $1,000,000,000 in punitive damages. Defendants move to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6); all defendants besides Justice McCooe of the New York State Supreme Court also move for sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11. Plaintiff named the following as defendants: Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. and its chief executive officer, John F. McGillicuddy; Manufacturer’s attorneys, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; John…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Anisfeld v. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Creative Bath Products, Inc. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Martschinske v. Olympic Styles, Inc.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1984
3Cited by4 opinions
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- George R. Ford v. Benson Title Commonwealth Insurance, Inc. Edwardsville State Bank Norman Steffey Gary L. Hall William M. ModrcinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Cornett v. Manufacturers HanoverCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Lopez v. Fashion Nova, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2021