ORDOWER v. OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION

Nos. 91-3816, 91-3832.

999 F.2d 1183 (1993)

Lawrence ORDOWER and Bruce J. Goodhart, Petitioners, v. OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, et al., Respondents. Lawrence ORDOWER and Bruce J. Goodhart, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BELL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Holstein, Aron D. Robinson, Jewel N. Klein (argued), Gregory A. Braun, Corey S. Berman, Holstein, Mack & Klein, Chicago, IL, for Lawrence Ordower and Bruce J. Goodhart.

Harris Weinstein, Aaron B. Kahn, Thomas J. Segal, Teresa A. Scott, Office of Thrift Supervision, Washington, DC, for Dept. of Treasury, amicus curiae.

Stuart Brafman, Office of Thrift Supervision, Chicago, IL, for Timothy Ryan.

Aaron B. Kahn, Laurie Romanowich (argued), Office of Thrift Supervision, Washington, DC, for Department of Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision.

John C. Sciaccotta, Jill A. Dougherty (argued), James M. Rogan, Kelly, Olson, Rogan & Siepker, Chicago, IL, William Donnelly (argued), Joseph P. Daly, Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, Washington, DC, for Bell Federal Sav. and Loan Ass'n, Bell Bancorp, Inc., Edmond M. Shanahan, Roland J. Barstow, Robert E. Ulbricht, John L. Vitale, C.P.A., Kenneth T. Wessner, Kenneth C. Wagner, C.P.A., Gunther H. Knoedler, Vernon Fryburger and Richard W. Hunzel.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

In 1991 Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association converted from mutual to stock form. The change required the approval of federal regulators and account holders. Two disgruntled depositors (jointly Ordower) ask us to set aside the order of the Office of Thrift Supervision approving the transaction. See 12 U.S.C. §§ 1464(i)(2)(B), 1467a(j), giving courts of appeals original and exclusive jurisdiction over such challenges. Ordower...

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