Read MILLER v. YOKOHAMA TIRE CORP., 02-56722

Plaintiff's complaint does not allege actionable fraud under the common law. 18 U.S.C. section 1962(c) and (d) do not permit this ordinary state wage dispute to be transformed into a federal RICO claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/2003
• Submitted 11/03/2003
• Decided 01/12/2004
• Published 01/12/2004

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge., Before: BRIGHT,O'SCANNLAIN, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William L. Zeltonoga and Richard Ross, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Don A. Proudfoot, Jr., James H. Broderick, Jr., and Benjamin E. Goldman, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.