SEARS v. LIKENS

No. 89-2926.

912 F.2d 889 (1990)

John H. SEARS, Dorothy M. Sears, William J. Sears, Connie J. Sears, Todd A. Sears, Christopher J. Sears, Herman T. Hinshaw, and Ruth A. Hinshaw, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George R. LIKENS, Don B. Earnhart, Louis S. Hensley, Jr., Steven R. Skiles, Pendleton Company, Inc., James Ayres, Lapel Banking Company, and Pendleton Banking Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean E. Richards, Indianapolis, Ind., Charles W. Ewing, Columbus, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jerry P. Belknap, Barnes & Thornburg, Charles J. Linder, Jr., H. Andrew Sonneborn, Sharon Wright, Linder & Hollowell, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees George R. Likens and Don B. Earnhart.

Jerry P. Belknap, Barnes & Thornburg, H. Andrew Sonneborn, Sharon L. Wright, Linder & Hollowell, Anthony W. Mommer, James McIntire, Jeffrey C. McDermott, Krieg, Devault, Alexander & Capehart, Indianapolis, for defendants-appellees Louis S. Hensley, Jr., Steven R. Skiles.

Before WOOD, Jr., and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and CRABB, Chief District Judge.


CRABB, Chief District Judge.

Appellants John H. Sears, Dorothy M. Sears, William J. Sears, Connie J. Sears, Todd A. Sears, Christopher J. Sears, Herman T. Hinshaw and Ruth A. Hinshaw appeal the district court's dismissal of their complaint raising claims against defendants under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 (17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5). We affirm.

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