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COOK v. NIEDERT

Nos. 97-1666, 97-1667 and 97-1584.

142 F.3d 1004 (1998)

Archie COOK, individually and on behalf of a class of persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and Charles Pressman, Charles Pressman, P.C., Robin B. Potter, Potter & Schaffner, P.C., Joel M. Hellman, Stephen G. Seliger, Stephen G. Seliger, LTD., Petitioners-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Ralph NIEDERT, John Monroe, John Navigato, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Gerald Zero, John McCormick, Robert Presak, individually and as Trustees of Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Health and Welfare Fund, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION 705, Truck Drivers, Oil Drivers, Filing Station and Platform Worker's Union, et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-Appellants, v. Daniel C. ("Danny") LIGUROTIS; William D. Delessandro, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel M. Hellman (argued), Chicago, IL, Robin B. Potter, Potter & Schaffner, Chicago, IL, Charles Pressman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant in Nos. 97-1584, 97-1667.

Stephen G. Seliger, Joel M. Hellman (argued), Chicago, IL, Robin B. Potter, Potter & Schaffner, Chicago, IL, Charles Pressman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 97-1666.

Sherman Carmell, Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, Barbara J. Hillman (argued), Cornfield & Feldman, Chicago, IL, James P. Daley, David M. Novak, Melissa A. Siebert, Robert R. Brown, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee McCarron in No. 97-1584.

Sherman Carmell, Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, James P. Daley, David M. Novak, Melissa A. Siebert, Robert R. Brown, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, James R. Cox, Wilmette, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Bridge.

Sherman Carmell, Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, James P. Daley, David M. Novak, Melissa A. Siebert, Robert R. Brown, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Siewert.

John W. Dondanville, Michael A. Pollard, Lisa S. Brogan, Adriane W. Burkland, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, IL, Sherman Carmell, Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Ligurotis in No. 97-1584.

Sherman Carmell, Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, Thomas D. Allison, Michael H. Slutsky, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Zero in No. 97-1584.

James L. Coghlan, John A. Kukankos, Coghlan, Joyce, Kukankos & D'Arcy, Chicago, IL, Thomas D. Allison, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Health & Welfare Fund.

Charles Pressman, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Robin B. Potter, Potter & Schaffner, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Joel M. Hellman, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Stephen G. Seliger, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Matthew F. Kennelly, James R. Streicker, Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee D & K Vascular Labs, Incorporated.

David E. Morgans, Williams & Montgomery, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Carmell.

John W. Dondanville, Michael A. Pollard, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 97-1666.

James P. Daley, David M. Novak, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee McCarron in No. 97-1666.

Adrianne E. Hampo, Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Chicago, IL, Earl V. Brown, Jr., International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC, Thomas D. Allison, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, Thomas E. Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Snelling & Gilbert, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Passino, Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant Zero in No. 97-1666.

James L. Coghlan, Coghlan, Joyce, Kukankos & D'Arcy, Chicago, IL, Michael H. Slutsky, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, Thomas E. Johnson, Jeffrey B. Gilbert, Johnson, Jones, Snelling & Gilbert, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Passino, Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant Truck Drivers, Oil Drivers, Filling Station and Platform Workers' Union Local 705.

Earl V. Brown, Jr., International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC, Michael H. Slutsky, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, Thomas E. Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Snelling & Gilbert, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Passino, Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand, Nashville, TN, for Defendants-Appellants Burke and Persak.

Barbara J. Hillman (argued), Cornfield & Feldman, Chicago, IL, Earl V. Brown, Jr., International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC, Michael H. Slutsky, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago, IL, Thomas E. Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Snelling & Gilbert, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Passino, Lassiter, Tidwell & Hildebrand, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant Marasovich.

Barbara J. Hillman (argued), Cornfield & Feldman, Chicago, IL, James P. Daley, David M. Novak, Robert R. Brown, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Health & Welfare Fund in No. 97-1667.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Members of a pension fund needed a named plaintiff and legal representation to combat fund mismanagement. Archie Cook, the named plaintiff, needed an incentive to bring the suit, and the attorneys he ultimately retained needed a reasonable fee for their services. One might have thought that members of the pension fund and Cook's attorneys would be satisfied with the result in the district court. The pension fund recovered over $14 million and...

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