Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Hunt
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1983No. 82 Civ. 1318 (MEL)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In this action complaining of manipulation of the silver market, Ronald Gordon moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.Pr. 23(b)(3) to certify a plaintiff class. Familiarity with prior decisions in this and related actions is assumed. See, e.g., 551 F.Supp. 509, 552 F.Supp. 332 and 558 F.Supp. 122.
Gordon seeks to certify a class of all persons who sold silver futures contracts short on the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“Comex”), the Board of Trade for the City of Chicago (“CBOT”) or the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“MidAmerica”) during the period August 7, 1979 through March…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Green v. Wolf Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Esplin v. HirschiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Schwartz v. HarpDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1985
- County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- In re Sumitomo Copper LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- In re Tetracycline CasesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Korwek v. HuntDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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