United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1997

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FOUR STAR CAPITAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. NYNEX CORPORATION, AGS Computers, Inc., d/b/a AGS Information Services, Inc., Derek Proctor, Defendants; AGS Computers, Inc., Cross-Claimant, v. Derek Proctor, Cross-Defendant; AGS Computer, Inc., Third Party Claimant, v. Jan Orluck, Third Party Defendant 1997-09-25
Albert GONZALES and Mary Gonzales, Plaintiffs, v. Deputy Darrell PIERCE, Defendant 1997-09-26
Chaya TORNHEIM & Chaim Tornheim, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP., Source one Mortgage Services Corp. and Five Brothers Mortgage Company Services and Securing, Inc., Defendants; FIVE BROTHERS MORTGAGE COMPANY SERVICES and Securing, Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Chris KERVANDJIAN, Mike Piork, and Northeast Property Inspector, Third-Party Defendants 1997-09-26
John E. CASABURRO, Plaintiff, v. Mayor Rudolph GIULIANI; The City of New York; The NYC Police Dept./Officer (# 13318) Edward Steinmacher; The Command of the 10th Precinct NY; The Criminal Court of the City of NY; And Midtown Community Court/Clerk D. Vasti, et al., and other Defendants (Names Unknown), Defendants 1997-09-29
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Yonkers Branch-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. YONKERS BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants 1997-10-08
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P., Plaintiff, v. THE REPUBLIC OF PERU, Defendant; ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P., Plaintiff, v. BANCO DE LA NACION, Defendant 1997-10-08
In re NASDAQ MARKET-MAKERS ANTITRUST LITIGATION 1997-10-16
SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE COMPANY, P.L.C., Plaintiff, v. Y.L. REALTY COMPANY, Radish Mazel Realty Corporation, David Bradley Management, Janice & Richard Investments, Inc., Gloria Estrada, an Infant Under the Age of 14 Years, by her Mother and Natural Guardian, Cruz Salgado and Cruz Salgado, Individually, Defendants 1997-10-17
Anthony P. MARINACCIO and Susan M. Gigante, on Behalf of Themselves and all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. BARNETT BANKS, INC. and Barnett Mortgage Company d/b/a Loan America, Defendants 1997-10-23
BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, Plaintiff, v. BAYBANK BOSTON N.A., Defendant 1997-10-31
LENTJES BISCHOFF GmbH, Plaintiff, v. JOY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant 1997-10-31
Carmine PESCA, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MASON TENDERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PENSION FUND, Defendant 1997-11-03
ROYAL INSURANCE CO. (U.K.) a/s/o Highmead Technologies, Ltd., Plaintiff, v. FOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Corporation d/b/a GALAXCO, Kamino International Transport, Inc. and Cargo Max, Inc., Defendants 1997-11-04
SPEADMARK, INC., Plaintiff, v. FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., et ano., Defendants 1997-11-04
Johnetta N. MURRAY, Plaintiff, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF NEW YORK, Carmen Russo, Leonard Wolff, and Martin Weisel, Defendants 1997-11-05
In re ASBESTOS LITIGATION This Document Relates to Greff, McPadden, Ciletti 1997-11-05
SEA-LAND SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff, v. CITIHOPE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant 1997-11-07
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., Plaintiff, v. DOMINICAN COMMUNICATION CORP., and Hello Card, Inc., Defendants 1997-11-10
Batyah Levi AGRON, Plaintiff, v. The TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant 1997-11-10
Dr. Mary RICHARDSON, Plaintiff, v. NEWBURGH ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant 1997-11-12
Diana MERCED, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK and The New York City Housing Authority, Defendants 1997-11-12
Joseph LEWIS, Avis Lewis, Jeaneane Lewis, individually and by her parents Joseph Lewis and Avis Lewis; Mellonie Lewis, individually and by her parents Joseph Lewis and Avis Lewis, and Carmen Paulino, individually and by her parents Martin Paulino and Therese Paulino, Plaintiffs, v. THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT; Ralph Fatigate, individually and in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Mount Vernon Police Department; Michael Mosca, individually and in his official capacity as a Captain in the Mount Vernon Police Department; Robert Kelly, individually and in his official capacity as a Lieutenant in the Mount Vernon Police Department; Richard Morra, Shield #34; Detective Michael LaRotunda, Shield #19; Detective Mario Manganiello, Shield #10; P.O. Courtney Besley, Shield #107; Detective Thomas Luisa, Shield #7; and Detective Sergeant Angelo R. Fuccillo, Shield #3, each individually and in their respective capacities as officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department, Defendants 1997-11-13
Donald REID, Plaintiff, v. Charles ARTUS, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility, Defendant 1997-11-13
Nicola TAVOLONI, Plaintiff, v. MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, et al., Defendants 1997-11-14
Ezekiel O. COKER, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF AMERICA, Defendant 1997-11-14
OTOKOYAMA CO. LTD., a Japanese Corporation, Plaintiff, v. WINE OF JAPAN IMPORT, INC., a New York Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants 1997-11-14
Mona C. PORTER, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. TEXACO INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant 1997-11-14
Robert SCHOENHAUT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN SENSORS, INC., et al., Defendants 1997-11-14
Bernard GOLDSTEIN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. DELGRATIA MINING CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 1997-11-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. AN ANTIQUE PLATTER OF GOLD, KNOWN AS A GOLD PHIALE MESOMPHALOS, C. 400 B.C., Defendant-in-rem. Michael H. Steinhardt, Claimant. Republic of Italy, Claimant 1997-11-14
UNION OF NEEDLETRADES, INDUSTRIAL AND TEXTILE EMPLOYEES (UNITE), et al., Plaintiffs, v. The MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY, Defendant 1997-11-14
Robert ELLIOTT, Plaintiff, v. BRITISH TOURIST AUTHORITY, Department of Heritage, British Tourist Authority (New York), Defendants 1997-11-17
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE BOOKSTORES, INC., on behalf of itself and all its members, Bookcraft, Inc., d/b/a Beaver Bookstore, Michigan College Book Company, Inc., and Spartan Shops, Inc., d/b/a Spartan Bookstore, Plaintiffs, v. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, Oxford University Press, Inc. and Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. Defendants 1997-11-17
YUCYCO, LTD., Plaintiff, v. REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, Ljubljanska Banka d.d., Kreditna Banka Maribor d.d., Banka Slovenije, Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d., Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor d.d., and The Chase Manhattan Bank f/k/a Chemical Bank, N.A., Defendants 1997-11-18
UNITED STATES of America v. Thomas COOPER, Defendant 1997-11-18
Elizabeth CRISONINO, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Ruben Franco, David Burney, and Kenneth Eisenstat, Defendants 1997-11-18
UNITED STATES of America v. Francisco MEDINA, a/k/a Freddy, a/k/a Miguel Perez, a/k/a Raul Polanco, Defendant 1997-11-18
AVON PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC., Defendant 1997-11-19
Troy ROBINSON, Petitioner, v. WARDEN of JAMES A. THOMAS CENTER, Respondent 1997-11-19
Stephen BERMAN, Lucille Turecki, Steve Miller, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Vincent PARCO, Edward Greenberg, Intercontinental Investigations, Inc., Defendants 1997-11-19
Sandy A. MONOKROUSOS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. COMPUTER CREDIT, INC., K.L. Nifong and J.G. Lake, Defendants 1997-11-20
In the Matter of the APPLICATION OF MEDWAY POWER LIMITED for an Order under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Conduct Discovery of General Electric Company for use in an Arbitration pending in the United Kingdom against TBV Power Limited and Marubeni Europower Limited 1997-11-20
ROCKET JEWELRY BOX, INC., Plaintiff, v. NOBLE GIFT PACKAGING, INC. and Ralph Herzog, Defendants 1997-11-20
Isabel GOMEZ, Plaintiff, v. Robert W. PELLICONE, individually, John F. Sullivan, individually, Stephen C. Lando, individually, and the Eastchester Union Free School District, Defendants 1997-11-20
Joseph DEGULIS, Plaintiff, v. LXR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC., Mark S. Germain, L. Scott Minick, Mark J. Tomei, James D. Coombes, David Blech, D. Blech & Company, Inc. and Shoenberg Hieber, Inc., Defendants; George KOZLOSKI, Plaintiff, v. INTELLIGENT SURGICAL LASERS, Heinz R. Gisel, Ted G. White, Edward M. Lake, Robert J. Feeney, Jr., Anthony B. Envin, Robert J. Kunze, Ann H. Lamont, C. Christian Von Weizsacker, David Blech, and D. Blech & Co., Inc., Defendants; John DEGULIS, Plaintiff, v. ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Harvey J. Berger, Edgar Haber, David Blech, D. Blech & Co., Inc. and Shoenberg Hieber, Inc., Defendants; Bernard WEISS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. David BLECH, Texas Biotechnology Corporation, John M. Pietruski, David B. McWilliams, Richard A.F. Dixon, Stephen L. Mueller, John R. Plachetka, Joseph M. Welch, James T. Willerson, D. Blech & Co., Inc. and Issac Blech, Defendants; Robert KATZ, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. David BLECH, LXR Biotechnology, Inc., Mark S. Germain, L. Scott Minick, Mark J. Tomei, James D. Coombes and Christopher S. Henney, Defendants 1997-11-20
Bobby JENKINS, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, New York City Department of Corrections, Allyn Sielaff, Janie Poullard, Deputy Wardens Rabasatt, Kenneth Gill, and Bitz; Captain Raymond, Captain Bentham, Captain Caliguiri, Captain Suarez, Captain Atkinson, C.O. Bellavista, C.O. Perham, C.O. Lopez, and C.O. Taylor, Defendants 1997-11-22
Kenneth SHANNON, Petitioner, v. Christopher ARTUZ, as Superintendent of Greenhaven Correctional Facility of the State of New York, Respondent 1997-11-24
UNITED STATES of America, v. Robert RILEY, Defendant 1997-11-24
John B. LoFRANCO, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION; United States Probation Department for the Southern District of New York, Respondents 1997-11-26
Robert STROUGO, on Behalf of THE BRAZIL FUND, INC., Plaintiff, v. Juris PADEGS, Nicholas Bratt, Edgar R. Fiedler, Roberto Teixeira da Costa, Ronaldo A. Da Frota Nogueira, Wilson Nolen, Edmond D. Villani, and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., Defendants, and The Brazil Fund, Inc., Nominal Defendant; Robert STROUGO, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Juris PADEGS, Nicholas Bratt, Edgar R. Fiedler, Roberto Teixeira da Costa, Ronaldo A. Da Frota Nogueira, Wilson Nolen, Edmond D. Villani, and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-01
In re PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS LITIGATION 1997-12-02
JANE DOE I, et ano., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Radovan KARADZIC, Defendant 1997-12-02
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Jennifer Daly WELCH, Defendant 1997-12-05
AUSA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ERNST & YOUNG, Defendant 1997-12-05
I.L.G.W.U. NATIONAL RETIREMENT FUND; Irwin Solomon and Joseph Moore and their successors as Trustees of the I.L.G.W.U. National Retirement Fund, Plaintiffs-Judgment Creditors, v. MEREDITH GREY, INC., ESI Group, Inc., f/k/a Michael Industries, Inc., Davend Corp., the LVI Group, Inc., f/k/a Lehigh Valley Industries, Inc., the Culinary Company, Inc., f/k/a the Casserole, Inc. and the Casserole of Arizona, Inc., Defendants-Judgment Debtors 1997-12-08
Neil TAGARE, Plaintiff, v. NYNEX NETWORK SYSTEMS COMPANY, Flag Limited, Nynex Network Systems (Bermuda) Limited, Nynex Corporation, Nynex Worldwide Services Group, Joseph Timpanaro, Gabriel Yackanich, John Parry and Nicholas Reda, Defendants 1997-12-08
Andrew J. SCHLAGLER, Plaintiff, v. Francis D. PHILLIPS, II, District Attorney of Orange County, Defendant 1997-12-09
Morris SCHWIMMER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gregory KALADJIAN, et al., Defendants 1997-12-09
ACUFF-ROSE MUSIC, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOSTENS, INC., Defendant 1997-12-10
JOHN P. VILLANO INC. d/b/a JP Productions, Plaintiff, v. CBS, INC. d/b/a WCBS-FM and Billboard Productions Inc., Defendants 1997-12-10
Joe JACKSON and Ruby Jackson, Plaintiffs, v. Thomas JOHNSON, Corrections Officer and Glen S. Goord, Commissioner of Correctional Services, Defendants 1997-12-11
SIMON DeBARTOLO GROUP, L.P., Plaintiff, v. THE RICHARD E. JACOBS GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants 1997-12-12
OPA (OVERSEAS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION) AMSTERDAM BV, Harwood Academic Publishers GMBH and Gordon and Breach Science Publishers S.A. Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS and American Physical Society, Defendants 1997-12-12
John A. COOPER, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, Edward Mercado, Michael Colon, John Lind, and Valerie Lovelace, Defendants 1997-12-12
NYCAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. INOCO PLC and Downshire N.V., Defendants 1997-12-12
The PEDRE COMPANY, INC., the Pedre Company Profit Sharing Plan, and R. Peter Gunshor, Plaintiffs, v. Lee ROBINS, Stanley A. Deitch, CPI Associates, Inc., Windsor Associates, Emerson F. Markham, Martin I. Blaustein and Conceptual Planning, Inc., Defendants; Lee ROBINS, Stanley A. Deitch, CPI Associates, Inc., Windsor Associates, and Conceptual Planning, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Steven BOUGHNER, Third-Party Defendant 1997-12-15
MADISON RESTORATION CORP., Plaintiff, v. The SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE, AJ Contracting Company, Inc. and XXX Surety, Inc., an Unknown Surety Corporation, Defendants 1997-12-15
UNITED STATES of America, v. Autumn JACKSON, Jose Medina, a/k/a Yosi Medina, and Boris Sabas, a/k/a Borris Shmulevich, Defendants 1997-12-15
MEMBERS FOR A BETTER UNION, Carlos Guzman, Dominick Bentivegna and Frank Colon, Plaintiffs, v. Gus BEVONA, as President of Local 32B-32J, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Defendant 1997-12-15
In re TOWERS FINANCIAL CORPORATION NOTEHOLDERS LITIGATION 1997-12-15
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Great American Insurance Company, as Assignees of Keyfood Stores, Co-Operative, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., Defendant 1997-12-16
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., Plaintiff, v. FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Franklin Credit Recovery Fund, L.P. I through XXIII, and Thomas J. Axon, Defendants 1997-12-16
Andre WAUL, Plaintiff, v. Thomas A. COUGHLIN, III; Earl B. Moore, Edwin Muller; Superintendent Artuz; Ernest Davis, Jr.; Thomas J. Levanduski; and William F. Hutchinson, Defendants 1997-12-16
William DANIELS, Plaintiff, v. P.O. Leonard LOIZZO, M.V.P.D., P.O. Daniel Fisher, M.V.P.D., and the Mount Vernon Police Department, Defendants 1997-12-17
Ramon BALUT, Plaintiff, v. LORAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS and Loral Corporation, Defendants 1997-12-17
In the Matter of the Petition of FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION and First American Bankshares, Inc., Petitioners, v. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP, a limited liability partnership registered under the laws of the State of Delaware, and Price Waterhouse United Kingdom Firm, a partnership organized under the laws of England, United Kingdom, Respondents 1997-12-17
GENERAL CIGAR CO., INC., Plaintiff, v. G.D.M. INC. d/b/a Global Direct Marketing and Raymond Parker, Defendants 1997-12-18
Robert TURLEY, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Ramond W.Kelly, in his official capacity, and Betsy Gotbaum, William F. Dalton, Alexander R. Brash, Michael Fox, Kevin Dougherty, and Raymond Spinella, in their individual and official capacities, Defendants 1997-12-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiffs, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, et al., Defendants 1997-12-18
PFIZER INC., Plaintiff, v. PERRIGO COMPANY and L. Perrigo Company, Defendants 1997-12-19
UNITED RESOURCES EQUITY PARTNERS I, L.P., LIRO Group, L.P., and United Resources Energy Partners Series II, L.P., Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL ENERGETICS COMPANY, The Estate of E. Eugene Mahon, Randall T. Boyd, Bruce C. Boyd, Owen E. Boyd, Eugene P. Bergemann, John W. Sim, and Frank P. Nagorney, Defendants 1997-12-19
Donald PRESS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. CHEMICAL INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP., Chase Manhattan Corporation, Pershing, a Corporate Division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, Defendants 1997-12-22
Janet MOGLIA, Plaintiff, v. SULLIVAN COUNTY HEAD START, INC., and Bertha Williams, sued in her individual capacity, Defendants 1997-12-22
Jennifer Lynn ROMEA, Plaintiff, v. HEIBERGER & ASSOCIATES, Defendant 1997-12-22
UNITED INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE WHARF (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, et al., Defendants 1997-12-22
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, NATIONAL LABOR COUNCIL, USPS NO. 2; Michele Readinger; Edward L. Johnson; Ricardo Rosado; John A. Silvestro; Gary P. Trepiccione; Edgardo Mercado; Peter T. Ficci; Thomas Santiago; Thomas Genovese; Kenneth Ashworth; Anthony Jacodino; Tracy P. Daniels; Elmo Lazzarini, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Marvin T. Runyon, in his official capacity as Postmaster General of the United States; Lee Roy Heath; Joyce A. King, James Marrotta; Roy Priolo; Peter Gallante; Aaron Burack; and Paul Mader, in their individual capacities, Defendants 1997-12-22
Fred ALSTON, As a Trustee of the Local 272 Labor-Management Pension Fund, and as a Trustee of the Local 272 Welfare Fund, Plaintiff, v. KAY EAST PARKING CORPORATION, Defendant 1997-12-22
M.T. MEHDI and Ghazi Khankan, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, and Bob Fearnley, Director of Consumer Affairs, Defendants 1997-12-23
Diane SILBERSTEIN, Plaintiff, v. ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS, INC., et al., Defendants 1997-12-23
Nancy MAHONEY, Plaintiff, v. BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT and Beacon City School District Board of Education, Defendants 1997-12-23
Phillip NIEVES, Plaintiff, v. Walter R. KELLY, Superintendent, Defendant 1997-12-23
OLIN CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al., Defendants 1997-12-24
WHITNEY HOLDINGS, LTD., Plaintiff, v. Sergei GIVOTOVSKY a/k/a Sergei I. Givetovsky, Defendant 1997-12-24
Geoffery RICHSTONE, M.D., Plaintiff, v. CHUBB COLONIAL LIFE INSURANCE, Defendant 1997-12-24
Andres ACOSTA, Petitioner, v. Christopher ARTUZ, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Respondent 1997-12-29
LONGWOOD RESOURCES CORPORATION, Albert S. Thanhauser, Yvonne A. Thanhauser and Dory Ellen Fish, Plaintiffs, v. C.M. EXPLORATION CO., INC., CM Exploration Company, John B. Cummings and Roger Mills, Defendants 1997-12-29
MARKOWITZ JEWELRY CO., INC., Plaintiff, v. CHAPAL/ZENRAY, INC., et ano. Defendants 1997-12-29
Roland ROGERS, on his behalf and all African American voters as a class whose voting rights are effected by this matter, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, New York City Campaign Finance Board, WABC-TV, NY-1 TV, WCBS-TV WNBC-TV and WNET-TV, Defendants 1997-12-29
US AIRWAYS GROUP, INC. and U.S. Airways, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC, Britair Acquisition Corp. Inc., AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-29
Janice RICHMAN, Plaintiff, v. W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC., Defendant 1997-12-30
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiffs, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, et al., Defendants 1997-12-30
NEW YORK HOTEL AND MOTEL TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO, Petitioner, v. HOTEL ST. GEORGE, Respondent 1997-12-31