NATIONAL SUPER SPUDS, INC. v. NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCH.

Nos. 76 Civ. 2375 (LFM), 76 Civ. 2554 (LFM), 76 Civ. 2571 (LFM), 76 Civ. 2594 (LFM) and 76 Civ. 3210 (LFM).

425 F.Supp. 665 (1977)

NATIONAL SUPER SPUDS, INC., Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE et al., Defendants. William R. BUSTER, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Jack Richard SIMPLOT et al., Defendants. William R. BUSTER, Jr., Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE et al., Defendants. Willard C. SHINER et al., Plaintiffs, v. NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE et al., Defendants. Howard BERENSON, Plaintiff, v. Jack Richard SIMPLOT et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

January 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, for defendants Peter J. Taggares, P. J. Taggares Co. and Simtag Farms; by Peter Fleming, Jr., Robert N. Shwartz, New York City, John R. Lewis, Moses Lake, Wash., and Samuel F. Abernethy, New York City.

Maloney, Viviani & Higgins, New York City, for defendants A&B Farms, Inc. and Ed McKay; by Andrew J. Maloney and Arthur J. Viviani, New York City.

Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, New York City, for defendant Heinold Commodities, Inc.; by Hugh N. Fryer, Ira G. Greenberg, New York City, Stuart S. Ball, Chicago, Ill., Lawrence H. Hunt, Jr. and Thomas F. Ryan, New York City.

Barrett, Smith, Schapiro & Simon, New York City, for defendant Clayton Brokerage Company of St. Louis.

Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, New York City, for defendants J. R. Simplot Co., J. R. Simplot, Simplot Industries, Inc. and C. L. Otter.

Rein, Mound & Cotton, New York City, and Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for defendant New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.; by Maurice Mound, William E. Hegarty, Charles Platto and Ruth D. McNaughton, New York City.

Howard Berenson, pro se.

Pomerantz, Levy, Haudek & Block, New York City, Lead Counsel for plaintiffs.


OPINION

MacMAHON, District Judge.

Defendants Peter J. Taggares, P. J. Taggares Company and Simtag Farms (Taggares), joined by J. R. Simplot, J. R. Simplot Co. and Simplot Industries, Inc. (Simplot), among others, move to transfer these related cases to the Eastern District of Washington, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Plaintiffs and defendant New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (the Exchange) oppose the...

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