LAYMAN v. COMBS

Nos. 89-16621, 16622, 16623, 16641, 16642, 16644, 16646, 16647, 16648, 16650, 16651, 16657, 16658, 16660, 16665, 16666, 16667, 16670, 16674, 16675, 16680, 16684, 16686, 16688, 16690, 16692, 16696, 16698, 16726.

994 F.2d 1344 (1992)

George E. LAYMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Counter-claimant-Appellant, v. George E. LAYMAN and George E. Layman, Jr., d/b/a Forest Acres Partnership, a Washington general partnership; Barry K. Schwartz and Calvin Klein d/b/a Barry K. Schwartz Partnership; Earl H. Schultz; and Kenneth Franzhein, II, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. George E. LAYMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., and Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. George E. LAYMAN and George E. Layman, Jr., d/b/a Forest Acres Partnership, a Washington general partnership; Barry K. Schwartz and Calvin Klein d/b/a Barry K. Schwartz Partnership; Earl H. Schultz; and Kenneth Franzhein, II, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. George E. LAYMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer and Hembree, P.S.C., Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. George E. LAYMAN and George E. Layman, Jr., d/b/a Forest Acres Partnership, a Washington general partnership; Barry K. Schwartz and Calvin Klein d/b/a Barry K. Schwartz Partnership; Earl H. Schultz; and Kenneth Franzhein, II, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. H. James GRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., and Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. H. James GRIGGS, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. H. James GRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer and Hembree, P.S.C., Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. H. James GRIGGS, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC.; Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer and Hembree, P.S.C., Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Robert D. STRATMORE, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Robert D. STRATMORE, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Robert D. STRATMORE, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., and Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Robert D. STRATMORE, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Robert D. STRATMORE, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE, and Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer and Hembree P.S.C., Counter-claimant-Appellants, v. Robert D. STRATMORE, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Richard D. SCHULTZ, Plaintiff, v. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Richard L. SCHULTZ, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC.; Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Richard L. SCHULTZ, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Richard D. SCHULTZ, Plaintiff, v. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer & Hembree, P.S.C., Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Richard L. SCHULTZ, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Blas R. CASARES, Plaintiff-counter-claim-defendant-Appellee, v. SPENDTHRIFT FARM, INC., Defendant, and Frank L. Bryant, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant. Blas R. CASARES, Plaintiff, v. SPENDTHRIFT FARM, INC., et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC., a Delaware corporation; Robert J. McGuiness, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Blas R. CASARES, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Blas R. CASARES, Plaintiff, v. SPENDTHRIFT FARM, INC., et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer & Hembree, P.S.C., a Kentucky professional corporation, Counter-claimants-Appellants, v. Blas R. CASARES, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Plaintiffs, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Plaintiffs, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INC.; Robert J. McGuiness, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants, v. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Plaintiffs, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Charles R. HEMBREE; Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer and Hembree, P.S.C., Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants, v. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. Robert D. STRATMORE, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Robert D. STRATMORE, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants, and Garth Guy, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. George E. LAYMAN and George E. Layman, Jr., d/b/a Forest Acres Partnership, a Washington general partnership; Barry K. Schwartz and Calvin Klein d/b/a Barry K. Schwartz Partnership, a New York general partnership; Earl H. Schultz; and Kenneth Franzhein, II, Counterclaim-defendants-Appellees. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Zenya YOSHIDA d/b/a Shadai Farm, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Plaintiffs, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellants, v. John F. McGONIGLE; Virginia M. McGonigle, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. Blas R. CASARES, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Blas R. CASARES, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. Richard D. SCHULTZ, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. Richard L. SCHULTZ, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. HAMILTON PARTNERS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. HAMILTON PARTNERS, an Ohio general partnership; Frank E. Fowler; James P. Coleman; Mercer Reynolds III; William O. Dewitt, Jr.; Northwood Ventures; Peter G. Schiff; Gateway Investment Partnership; Calvin Ingram, Counter-claim-defendants-Appellees. H. James GRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. Leslie COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Frank L. BRYANT, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. H. James GRIGGS, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee. H. James GRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. Brownell COMBS, II, et al., Defendants. Garth GUY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. H. James GRIGGS, Counter-claim-defendant-Appellee,

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1992.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing May 12, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Burns, Jr., Kevin P. Muck, Suzanne D. Kay, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-counter-claimants-appellants Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. and Robert J. McGuiness.

Thomas K. Bourke, Donald J. Kula, Riordan & McKinzie, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-counter-claimant-appellant Frank L. Bryant.

M. Laurence Popofsky, Michael L. Rugen, Richard DeNatale, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-counter-claimants-appellants Charles R. Hembree and Kincaid, Wilson, Schaeffer & Hembree, P.S.C.

John I. Alioto, Michael J. Bettinger, Alioto & Alioto, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-counter-claim-defendants-appellees George E. Layman and George E. Layman, Jr. d/b/a Forest Acres Partnership, Barry K. Schwartz and Calvin Klein d/b/a Barry K. Schwartz Partnership, Earl H. Schultz, Kenneth Franzhein, II, H. James Griggs, Zenya Yoshida d/b/a Shadai Farm, Robert D. Stratmore, Richard L. Schultz, John F. McGonigle and Virginia M. McGonigle.

Richard M. Trautwein, Susan L. Williams, Alagia, Day, Marshall, Mintmire & Chauvin, Louisville, KY, for plaintiff-counter-claim-defendant-appellee Blas R. Casares.

Before CANBY and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc May 12, 1993.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Certain defendants in McGonigle v. Combs, 968 F.2d 810 (9th Cir.1992), appeal the district court's summary judgment rejecting their counterclaim for attorneys' fees.1 The counterclaim alleged that the defendants were entitled to recover their fees because the plaintiffs' breaches of certain warranties...

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