Legal Opinion
Harold Ames v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. And Christopher v. Streit
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1977No. 92, Docket 77-7192PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Harold Ames, appeals from an order of the district court, Haight, J., staying the trial of this action against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) and Christopher V. Streit, and compelling arbitration. Plaintiff is seeking money damages for alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974, 7 U.S.C. §§ 6b and 6c, and regulations thereunder, basing jurisdiction on 7 U.S.C. §2 et seq.1
Ames opened his account with Merrill Lynch on November 26, 1975, when he signed a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by63 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Leist v. SimplotCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Morabito v. BlumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Martha Olson v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Smoky Greenhaw Cotton Co., Inc., and John C. Greenhaw, Cross-Appellees v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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