Legal Opinion

Klapper v. Commonwealth Realty Trust

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided June 22, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-686 CMWPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.

Defendants filed a motion to amend this Court’s Order of March 31, 1987 to certify an issue for appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and to stay proceedings. The Court will certify the appeal and will stay the proceedings until such time as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decides whether to take this appeal.

The question to be certified is the following:

Do plaintiff shareholders of a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”), have standing to assert a claim pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act based on an alleged…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  2. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. David B. KUSNER, Appellant, v. FIRST PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION Et Al.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. Klapper v. Commonwealth Realty TrustDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
  5. Brown v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1975

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  4. APCC Services, Inc. v. AT & T CORP.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  5. Chase Manhattan Bank v. Iridium Africa Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 2004

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