United States Ninth Circuit

The preclusive effect of 18 U.S.C. section 1964(c) applies to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claims alleging securities fraud asserted individually, as well as to claims presented in a class action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2006
• Published 03/03/2006

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before DAVID R. THOMPSON and THOMAS G. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judges, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Schiro, Studio City, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants Alfred Powers, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Randall J. Clement, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for defendant-appellee Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., John W. Sheller, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Rossi Russell., Daniel J. Goodkin, Van Etten, Suzumoto & Beckett LLP, Santa Monica, CA, for defendant-appellee Matthew L. Fragner.