DAVIS v. METRO PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Nos. 87-2739, 87-2741.

885 F.2d 515 (1989)

Dale C. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METRO PRODUCTIONS, INC.; Ralph Smith, Defendants, and Michael L. Miller, Defendant-Appellant. Dale C. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METRO PRODUCTIONS, INC.; Michael L. Miller, Defendants, and Ralph Smith, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Miller, Torrance, Cal., pro. per.

William L. Thorpe, Fennemore Craig, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Ralph Smith.

J. Clayton Berger, Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SNEED, Senior Circuit Judge, and HUG, Circuit Judge.


GOODWIN, Chief Judge:

A disappointed purchaser of a tax shelter later held by the Internal Revenue Service to be defective sued for treble damages under the Arizona Racketeering Act, alleging fraud and unlawful securities transactions. The plaintiff, Dale C. Davis, had purchased the tax shelter from Metro Productions, Inc. ("Metro"), a California corporation. He sued Metro, but also sued Ralph Smith and Michael L. Miller, the sole stockholders of Metro, personally...

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