LEWIS v. TRANSAMERICA CORP.

No. 75-1285.

575 F.2d 237 (1978)

Harry LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSAMERICA CORP. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester L. Levy, New York City (argued), of Garry, Dreyfus, McTernan, Brotsky, Herndon & Pesonen, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Louis E. Walcher (argued), and John M. Anderson (argued), Landels, Ripley & Diamond, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWNING and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and EAST, Senior District Judge.


EAST, Senior District Judge:

The plaintiff-appellant Harry Lewis (Lewis) appeals from an order entered by the District Court on November 21, 1974 dismissing the action with prejudice on the grounds "Section 206 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. § 80b-6) [Advisers Act] affords no private right of action, and that consequently the Court has no jurisdiction of the plaintiff's claims . . . ." We vacate the order and remand.

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