Legal Opinion

Gorman v. Coogan

District Court, D. Maine

Decided June 9, 2004No. CIV.03-173-PP-HPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

HORNBY, District Judge.

Can I or should I have a Magistrate Judge conduct a hearing on a motion for sanctions? In this lawsuit over control of a corporation, certain shareholder plaintiffs asserted a variety of federal securities law claims against other shareholders, directors and the company’s chief executive officer. They also asserted pendent state law claims concerning alleged violations of the Maine Business Corporations Act and corporate mismanagement. At the time they filed their Complaint, the plaintiffs sought an ex parte temporary restraining…

2Cases cited11 opinions

White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
In Re Kunstler.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
Gurary v. WinehouseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
Alfred Lancellotti v. Honorable Thomas F. Fay, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
Richard Silva v. Peter Witschen, City of East Providence, Stephen LinderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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