United States Third Circuit

A shareholder who successfully represents himself as a pro se plaintiff in a derivative suit which confers a benefit on the corporation cannot collect attorney's fees under the common fund doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/23/2004
• Decided 06/30/2004
• Published 06/30/2004

Judges

• SLOVITER, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER, McKEE, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Rand, Sr. (Argued), William C. Rand, Coudert Brothers, New York, N.Y., for Appellant., Howard J. Bashman (Argued), Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Fort Washington, D.C., for Amicus.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard D. Greenfield, Greenfield & Goodman, Royal Oak, MD, for Appellee., Daniel Mogell, Leonard Fornella, Heintzman, Warren, Wise & Fornella, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee, Westinghouse Electric Corporation., Dennis J. Block, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York, N.Y., Joseph A. Katarincic, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, for All Other Appellees.