WIEBOLDT STORES, INC. v. SCHOTTENSTEIN

No. 87 C 8111.

131 B.R. 655 (1991)

WIEBOLDT STORES, INC., By and Through its Trustee in bankruptcy, Thomas E. RALEIGH, Plaintiff, v. Jerome M. SCHOTTENSTEIN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

September 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford Gary Kosoff, John Francis Hennessy, Jr., James E. O'Halloran, O'Halloran, Kosoff & Miller, P.C., Northbrook, Ill., for Estate of David C. Keller.

David Bodiker, Bodiker & Holland, Columbus, Ohio, for Estate of Alvin Schottenstein.

Sarah R. Wolff, M. Marshall Seeder, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff Wieboldt Stores Inc.

Barry A. Pitler, Sigi Offenbach, Pitler & Mandell, Chicago, Ill., Peter A. Spaeth, John G. Fabiano, James D. St. Clair, Hale and Dorr, Boston, Mass., for defendants Ari Desche, Jon Diamond, Irving Harris, George Kolber, Thomas Keteler, Jerome M. Schottenstein, Schottenstein Stores Corp., Geraldine Schottenstein, Jay L. Schottenstein, Susan Schottenstein, Ann Schottenstein and Saul Schottenstein.

John G. Jacobs, Robert Plotkin, Jonah Orlofsky, Plotkin & Jacobs, Ltd., Jeffrey Grant Brown, Law Office of Thomas J. Shannon, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., Joel M. Wolosky, Laura I. More, Parker, Chapin, Flattau & Klimpl, New York City, for defendants Julius Trump, Edmond Trump, James M. Jacobson and Albert Roth.

Clifford Gary Kosoff, John Francis Hennessy, Jr., James E. O'Halloran, O'Halloran, Kosoff & Miller, P.C., Northbrook, Ill., for defendant Robert A. Podesta.

Kenneth R. Gaines, Dennis P. Birke, Altheimer & Gray, John G. Jacobs, Robert Plotkin, Jonah Orlofsky, Plotkin & Jacobs, Ltd., Jeffrey Grant Brown, Law Office of Thomas J. Shannon, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant William W. Darrow.

Malcolm Hirsten Brooks, Thomas G. Gardiner, Elias N. Matsakis, Robert J. Block, McBride, Baker & Coles, Chicago, Ill., for defendants State Street Venture, One North State Street Ltd. Partnership, BA Mortg. and Intern. Realty Corp. and third-party defendants Boulevard Bank Nat. Ass'n, Bennett & Kahnweler Ass'n.

David Bodiker, Bodiker & Holland, Columbus, Ohio, for defendants Charles Schottenstein, Gary Schottenstein, Randee Schottenstein and Robert M. Schottenstein.

John W. Costello, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., for defendant Gen. Elec. Capital Corp.

Joseph B. Lederleitner, Neil Kevin Quinn, Mary Anne H. Capron, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtd., Chicago, Ill., Sheri Bluebond, Arnold Quittner, Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur.

Gary Michael Elden, John R. McCambridge, Philip C. Stahl, Donald A. Vogelsang, George Robert Dougherty, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, Ill., for defendant Isham Lincoln and Beale.

Joel J. Africk, Rodney D. Joslin, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., Kevin S. Anderson, Laventhol & Horwath, Philadelphia, Pa., for third-party defendant Laventhol & Horwath.

Jack Samuel Tenenbaum, Marvin Alan Tenenbaum, John R. McLain, Tenenbaum & Senderowitz, Chicago, Ill., Theodore Gewertz, Douglas K. Mayer, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, for third-party defendants AMA/WSI Inc., Alan Cohen, Anthony Grillo, and Lewis Kruger, trustee.

Julian Jawitz, third-party defendant pro se.

Peter G. Swan, David Alan Kaufman, Emalfarb, Swan & Bain, Highland Park, Ill., for third-party defendants Gilbert K. Granet, Gilbert K. Granet Inc., WSI Liquidation Trust, WSI Investors Inc., and Christopher A. Jansen.

Robert J. Kriss, Carrie Kiger Huff, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., for Household Commercial Financial Services, trustee.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HOLDERMAN, District Judge:

Pending before this court are the following three motions: (1) a motion for summary judgment of cross-defendant Isham, Lincoln & Beale ("Isham"); (2) a motion for summary judgment of cross-defendant Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur ("PWMA"); and (3) a motion to dismiss the complaint and/or for partial summary judgment of defendants Julius Trump, Edmond Trump, MBT Corporation ("MBT"), Bond Industries...

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