Eckhaus v. Ma

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Plaintiff Carl Eckhaus, a New York resident, commenced this action in New York Supreme Court against K.C. Ma, and K.Y. Ma, who are individuals residing in Hong Kong, Martin Au, a resident of New Jersey, and Maran Corporation, a California corporation. Eckhaus sues individually and derivatively on behalf of Arnica Apparel Corporation (“Amica”), a close corporation of which Eckhaus owns 35% of the shares, and Maran owns 65%. Maran is wholly owned by the Mas. The complaint alleges that in April 1986, Eckhaus was discharged from his position as president of…