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KEMPE v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.

No. 88-3763.

876 F.2d 1138 (1989)

Charles W. KEMPE, Jr. and Michael J. Arnold, in Their Capacity as Joint Liquidators of Mentor Insurance Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Pinnacle Reinsurance Company, Limited, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Day & Lord, Michael J. Murphy, Laurie E. Foster, New York City, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, Daniel Lund, Frederick E. Chemay, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claveried & Sims, Steven R. Gilford, Harry A. Rosenberg, New Orleans, La., for Ocean Drilling.

Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Boisfontaine & Nathan, Robert E. Barkley, Jr., Francis R. White, III, New Orleans, La., for Pinnacle.

Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., Murphy J. Foster, Gordon A. Pugh, Baton Rouge, La., for Higley.

Mayer, Brown & Platt, Ronald A. Jacks, Chicago, Ill., for Odeco, Mentor Holding Corp., Kelly, Kirkpatrick and Ocean Drilling.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, George A. Frilot, III, Roger A. Stetter, New Orleans, La., for Vaughan, Colson, Kelley, Herman & Steib.

Before ALDISERT, REAVLEY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 24, 1989.

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

The major question for decision is whether a count alleging a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, (RICO) immunizes a civil complaint from the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Should we decide there is no immunity, we are then required to determine whether the district court abused its discretion in concluding...

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