Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Citco Group Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 1, 2010No. 09 CV 00716(RJH)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge:
The parties are individuals and entities who, like most of the country, were unaware until December 2008 that Bernie Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme. 1 , 2 Unlike most of the country however, the parties had the misfortune of being directly involved.
The plaintiff is G. Philip Stephenson, the trustee and namesake of the Philip Stephenson Revocable Living Trust, which invested $60 million as a limited partner in a fund called Greenwich Sentry. Greenwich Sentry in turn invested most of its assets with Bernie Madoff Investment…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harris v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd. v. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2011
- In Re Beacon Associates LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. v. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- In Re Optimal U.S. LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
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