Dean Witter Reynolds v. Druz

Opinion

Opinions of the United

2003 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

8-4-2003

Dean Witter Reynolds v. Druz Precedential or Non-Precedential: Precedential

Docket No. 01-3890P

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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NO. 01-3890

DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.

v.

DAN A. DRUZ,

Appellant

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On Appeal From the United States District Court For the District of New Jersey (D.C. No. 00-cv-2564)

District Judge: Honorable Anne E. Thompson

Argued: November 5, 2002

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge,* McKEE and HILL,** Circuit Judges.

ORDER

The petition for panel rehearing is granted. See Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 537 U.S. 79 (2002), which overturned precedent, i.e., PaineWebber v. Hartmann, 921 F. 2d 507 (3rd Cir. 1990), upon which the panel opinion filed 2/27/03 was partially predicated. The panel opinion is hereby vacated and a revised opinion is filed contemporaneously herewith.

*

Judge Becker’s term as Chief Judge ended on May 4, 2003.

**

The Honorable James C. Hill, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting by designation.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Judge Edward R. Becker Circuit Judge

DATED: August 4, 2003 RLS/cc: Honorable Anne E. Thompson Mr. Dan A. Druz Edward S. Nathan, Esq.