United States Ninth Circuit

Parties other than the United States may use offensive collateral estoppel in a civil RICO case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2001
• Decided 08/03/2001
• Published 08/03/2001

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALARCON, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence F. Schoelch (Briefed and Argued), Law Offices of Lawrence F. Schoelch, Encino, California, for the defendant-appellant., Ron H. Burnovski (Briefed), Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Los Angeles, California, for appellee Allstate Insurance Company., Richard P. Edwards (Briefed), Mower, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, San Diego, California, for appellee Fireman's Fund Insurance Company., Curtis L. Metzgar (Briefed), Even, Crandall, Wade, Lowe & Gates, Rancho Cucamonga, California, for appellee State Farm Fire and Casualty Company., Andrew G. Dulaney (Argued), Antioch, California, for the appellees.