BRENNAN v. CHESTNUT

No. 91-3779.

973 F.2d 644 (1992)

Donald BRENNAN; Martin Connaughton; Tad Derf; Howard Dobbins; Duane Evavold; Thomas Ojard; John Soderquist, Appellants, v. Jack L. CHESTNUT; Chestnut and Brooks, P.A.; Anthony F. Rico; Edward J. Senff; George Luckenbill; Richard E. Olsen; Andrew J. Sciullo; Jan Ziegler; Robert W. O'Brien; William T. Rogers; Seaway Services Corporation; General Business Services, Inc.; Central Dispatch, Inc.; Upper Great Lakes Pilots, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Edward Fitzgerald, Duluth, Minn., argued (Gaylor W. Swelbar and Robin C. Merritt, on the brief), for appellants.

Kay Nord Hunt, Minneapolis, Minn., argued (Phillip A. Cole, on the brief), for appellees.

Before WOLLMAN and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and ROY, Senior District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants ("the pilots") are ship pilots employed by and minority shareholders in appellee Upper Great Lakes Pilots, Inc. (UGLP). The remaining appellees (the "UGLP parties") are persons and companies affiliated with UGLP. The pilots appeal from the district court's1 dismissal of their complaint alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968...

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