District Court, S.D. New York September 2, 1987, No. 83 Civ. 8898(MEL) (Michelson v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.)

LASKER, District Judge.

Douglas J. Michelson, who appears pro se, is suing a number of individual investors, commodities traders, investment companies, commodities brokers, and two commodity exchanges on various federal and state causes of action for losses he suffered in January 1980 when his metal futures account was liquidated by his broker, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated