Legal Opinion

Lawrence B. Ordower v. Leonard Feldman, and Sinclair Global Brokerage Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 21, 1987No. 86-2588PublishedCited by 135 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs and their counsel appeal the district court’s imposition of sanctions against them. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On August 2, 1985, Lawrence Ordower, an Illinois attorney, filed a complaint against numerous defendants on behalf of himself, his law firm, Ordower & Ordower, P.C., and Ordower & Ordower, P.C. Pension Trust. 1 The complaint alleged that the defendants maintained a scheme to defraud the plaintiffs in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commodities Exchange Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Car Carriers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company and Nu-Car Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by135 opinions

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  3. Retired Chicago Police Ass'n v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  4. PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rudolph A. BATARSE, Defendant, Jan C. Nielsen, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Salvatore Di Mucci, Robert Di Mucci and Anthony Di MucciCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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