STECHLER et al v. SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, L.L.P. et al Featured Case

Plaintiffs claim that defendants unlawfully developed and fraudulently induced plaintiffs to engage in a tax shelter, known as the Digital Options Strategy, by intentionally lying, hiding crucial information and also by assuring them that the strategy would pass IRS scrutiny if they were ever audited.

Plaintiff: JOSEPH STECHLER, GAIL STECHLER and STECHLER & CO., INC.
Defendant: SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, L.L.P., R. J. RUBLE, ALPHA CONSULTANTS, INC., ALPHA CONSULTANTS, L.L.C., IVAN ROSS, IRWIN ROSEN, GRANT THORNTON, L.L.P., GRANT THORNTON INTERNATIONAL, ISRAEL PRESS, REFCO CAPITAL MARKETS, LTD. and REFCO CAPITAL LLC
Case Number: 2:2005cv03485
Filed: July 12, 2005
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Office: Newark Office
County: Bergen
Presiding Judge: Harold A. Ackerman
Presiding Judge: Mark Falk
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2006 Filing 20
Acknowledgment letter from Superior Court of NJ, Bergen County re: remand (jd, )
January 13, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 19
Court's Letter re 18 Opinion and Order Adopting Report and Recommendations and remanding action to Superior Court of NJ. (jd, )
December 21, 2005 Filing 17
Return Receipt received by Mr. Susman on behalf of pltfs re: R&R (jd, )
December 14, 2005 Filing 16
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 2 MOTION to Remand filed by JOSEPH STECHLER,, GAIL STECHLER,, STECHLER & CO., INC., Objections to R&R due by 12/29/2005. Signed by Judge Mark Falk on 12/13/05. (DD, )
November 10, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 15
STIPULATION AND ORDER extending time for deft Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP to answer complaint, etc. . Signed by Judge Mark Falk on 11/8/05. (jd, )
November 1, 2005 Filing 14
Letter from defendant, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP requesting Adjournment of Rule 16 Conference Pending Resolution of Motion to Remand. (O'CONNOR, KEVIN)
October 6, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 11
LETTER ORDER Scheduling a rule 16 Conference set for 11/15/2005 2:30 PM in Newark - Courtroom 9 before Magistrate Judge Mark Falk.Signed by Judge Mark Falk on 10/5/05. (mm, )
September 20, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 10
LETTER ORDER Scheduling a rule 16 Conference set for 11/7/2005 09:30 AM in Newark - Courtroom 9 before Magistrate Judge Mark Falk.Signed by Judge Mark Falk on 9/20/05. (mm, )
September 12, 2005 Filing 8
Certification of Service on behalf of SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, L.L.P. Re 7 Affidavit in Opposition to Motion, 6 Brief in Opposition to Motion. (O'CONNOR, KEVIN)
August 18, 2005 Filing 5
Letter from Dennis Drasco on behalf of Brown & Wood re: 14 day extension of the time within which to file papers in opposition to the motion to remand. (jd, )
August 17, 2005 Filing 4
Letter from Defendant, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP invoking two-week extension pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(d)(5) to respond to Motion to Remand. (O'CONNOR, KEVIN)
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Plaintiff: JOSEPH STECHLER
Represented By: DANA M. SUSMAN
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Plaintiff: GAIL STECHLER
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Plaintiff: STECHLER & CO., INC.
Represented By: DANA M. SUSMAN
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Defendant: SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, L.L.P.
Represented By: KEVIN J. O'CONNOR
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Defendant: R. J. RUBLE
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Defendant: ALPHA CONSULTANTS, INC.
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Defendant: ALPHA CONSULTANTS, L.L.C.
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Defendant: IVAN ROSS
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Defendant: IRWIN ROSEN
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Defendant: GRANT THORNTON, L.L.P.
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Defendant: GRANT THORNTON INTERNATIONAL
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Defendant: ISRAEL PRESS
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Defendant: REFCO CAPITAL MARKETS, LTD.
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Defendant: REFCO CAPITAL LLC
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