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DIAZ v. GATES

No. 0256818.

420 F.3d 897 (2005)

David DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daryl GATES; Willie L. Williams; Richard Alarcon; Richard Alatorre; Hal Bernson; Marvin Braude; Laura Chick; John Ferraro; Michael Feuer; Ruth Galanter; Nate Holden, et al., Defendants, and Bernard C. Parks, Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 16, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Marion R. Yagman, Joseph Reichmann, Yagman & Yagman & Reichmann, Venice Beach, CA, Kathryn S. Bloomfield, Shreveport, LA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Janet G. Bogigian, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, KLEINFELD, THOMAS, WARDLAW, W. FLETCHER, GOULD, BERZON, BYBEE and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM Opinion; Concurrence by Judge REINHARDT; Concurrence by Judge KLEINFELD; Concurrence by Judge BERZON; Dissent by Judge GOULD.

PER CURIAM.

We examine whether a false imprisonment that caused the victim to lose employment and employment opportunities is an injury to "business or property" within the meaning of RICO.

Facts

Diaz claims to be a victim of the Los Angeles Police Department's infamous Rampart scandal. He sued over two...

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