TORWEST DBC, INC. v. DICK

No. 86-1450.

810 F.2d 925 (1987)

TORWEST DBC, INC., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John W. DICK, Werner C. Heinrichs, William B. Pauls, Canusa Investments (CI) Ltd., a Jersey, Channel Islands Corporation, and Barclays Bank of Canada, a Canadian Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Robert Blakey, of counsel, Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana (F. Kelly Smith and Gary T. Cornwell of McGuire, Cornwell & Blakey, Denver, Colo., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

David A. Zisser (Terence P. Boyle with him on the brief), of O'Connor & Hannan, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellee Dick.

Bruce D. Pringle (James A. Clark, with him on the brief) of Baker & Hostetler, Denver, Colo., for defendants-appellees Heinrichs and Canusa Investments.

Charles F. Brega of Roath & Brega, P.C., Denver, Colo., filed a brief, for defendant-appellee Pauls.

Before SEYMOUR, SETH, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Torwest DBC, Inc. brought this action against John Dick, Werner Heinrichs, William Pauls, Canusa Investments Ltd., and Barclays Bank of Canada, asserting claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (1982) (RICO). Defendants moved to dismiss,1 asserting that Torwest DBC had failed to allege adequately the elements of a RICO claim. With the agreement of the...

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