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TORRES v. S.G.E. MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

No. 14-20128.

838 F.3d 629 (2016)

Juan Ramon TORRES; Eugene Robison, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. S.G.E. MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.; Stream Gas & Electric, L.T.D.; Stream S.P.E. G.P., L.L.C; Stream S.P.E., L.T.D.; Ignite Holdings, L.T.D.; et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 30, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Goldstein , Eric Franklin Citron , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, Brent Taylor Caldwell, Esq. , Matthew J.M. Prebeg, Ph.D. , Prebeg, Faucett & Abbot, P.L.L.C., Scott M. Clearman, Esq. , Clearman Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, Andrew Jack Kochanowski , Sommers Schwartz, P.C., Southfield, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

James C. Ho, Esq. , Kyle Douglas Hawkins , Bradley G. Hubbard , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Harry Max Reasoner, Esq. , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, John Patrick Elwood , Joshua Stephen Johnson , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., John W. Webb , Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae DIRECT SELLING ASSOCIATION.

Robert Brooks Gilbreath , Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae TRUTH IN ADVERTISING.

Harry Max Reasoner, Esq. , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, John Patrick Elwood , Joshua Stephen Johnson , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Kathryn Comerford Todd , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Julie Nepveu, Esq. , Mary Ellen E. Signorille , Senior Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS.

Harry Max Reasoner, Esq. , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, John Patrick Elwood , Joshua Stephen Johnson , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Craig G. Goodman , National Energy Marketers Association, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae NATIONAL ENERGY MARKETERS ASSOCIATION.

Adina Hyman Rosenbaum , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae PUBLIC CITIZEN, INCORPORATED.

James Patrick Sullivan , King & Spalding, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amici Curiae MICHELLE DAVIS, JUNE JOSEPH, JUANITA MARQUEZ, RAVEN MORENO, RAYMOND MOREY, ANDREW MOYER, JULIA STERN, JEFF STIER.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD, SOUTHWICK, HAYNES, GRAVES, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

The Plaintiffs-Appellees brought a civil action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68, alleging that Stream Energy, through...

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