Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Jeffords
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1967No. Nos. 66 Civ. 557, 65 Civ. 2745, 65 Civ. 3247PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*785MEMORANDUM
FRANKEL, District Judge.
These are motions to stay shareholders’ derivative actions brought in this court pending the termination of four actions of the same kind now pending in the courts of New York State. The actions appear to cover largely overlapping areas, but they are not identical. So, for example, there are parties in the actions here who are not in the state court, and vice versa. Similarly, there are claims and charges in the state court that go beyond the ones here.
The basic premise of the motions for stays, as is customary in such cases, is that defendants will suffer…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Landis v. North American Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Nederlandse Erts-Tankersmaatschappij, N v. V. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. And Jacob IsbrandtsenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Mottolese v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Ferguson v. TabahCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Levy v. AlexanderDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1959
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kamakazi Music Corp. v. Robbins Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Tabas v. MullaneDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985