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BUTTE MIN. PLC v. SMITH

No. CV-92-031-BU.

15 F.Supp.2d 965 (1992)

BUTTE MINING PLC, Tzarina & Travona Mining Corp., and North Butte Mining Company, Plaintiffs, v. Clive J. SMITH, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Butte Division.

October 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Rossbach, Rossbach & Whiston, PC, Missoula, MT, Herbert I. Deutsch, Robert B. Frey, Vincent R. Coffey, Alfred N. Metz, Ganine Gambale, Roy A. Heimlich, Deutsch & Frey, LLP, New York City, Karl J. Englund, Englund Law Office, Missoula, MT, for Butte Min. PLC, Tzarina & Travona Min. Corp., Central Butte Min. Corp. and North butte Min. Co.

Joan E. Cook, Miller & Cook,Great Falls, MT, for Clive J. Smith, Fiona Smith, Helen Smith, Finchley Investments Ltd., Newsham Investments Ltd., Newsham No. 1 Trust and Newsham No. 2 Trust.

Randy J. Cox, Boone, Karlberg & Haddon, Missoula, MT, for Kerry Harmanus.

John D. Stephenson, Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver, PC, Great Falls, MT, Thomas P. Sullivan, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Robertson Group PLC, Robertson Research (Singapore) Private Ltd., Robertson Research Intern. Ltd., Robertson Montana, Inc. and Simon Engineering, PLC.

R.D. Corette, Corette, Pohlman, Black, Carlson, Nichelson & Johnston, Butte, MT, for Montana Min. Properties, Inc. and John J. Oitzinger, Western & Pacific Resources, Ltd., Black Rock Min. Ltd., Blue Bird Min. Investments Ltd., East Ridge Ltd., Eureka Min. Investments Ltd., Goldbrick Min. Investments Ltd., Original Butte Investments Ltd., Oro Fino Placer Ltd., Mountain Consolidated Investments Ltd., Silver Bow Investments Ltd., Wabash Min. Ltd., West Butte Investments Ltd., Yankee Doodle Min. Investments Ltd., Black Rock Min. Co., Blue Bird Min., Co., East Ridge Min. Co., Eureka Min. Co., Goldbrick Min. Co., Original Butte Min. Co., Oro Fino Placer Min. Corp., Mountain Con Min. Co., Silver Bow Consolidated Corp., Wabash Min. Co., Wesr Butte Metals, Inc. and Yankee Min. Co.

Ronald B. MacDonald, Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, PC, Missoula, MT, for Dennis Washington and Milton Datsopoulos.

Maxon R. Davis, Davis, Hatley, Haffeman & Tighe, PC, Great Falls, MT, for Herbert Roy Bichan and John Thomas Clarke.

David McLean, Knight, Dahood, McLean, Everett & Dayton, Anaconda, MT, for K. Malcolm Clews.

Maria Sorolis, Brant & Moore, Jacksonville, FL, for D.C. Wilkinson.

Robert E. Sheridan, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP, Missoula, MT, for Byatt, Michau & Smart, M.P. Byatt and M.P. Byatt & Co.

Edward Beaudette, Beaudette Law Office, Anaconda, MT, Stephen VanDrake, John Raboin, Raboin Law Office, Brainerd, MN, for Jay Mineral Services Ltd.

Richard F. Gallagher, Church, Harris, Johnson & Williams, Great Falls, MT, for Ernst & Young Intern.

John Matson, Ernst & Young, New York City, and Richard F. Gallagher, Church, Harris, Johnson & Williams, Great Falls, MT, for Ernst & Young U.S. and Ernst & Young UK.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HATFIELD, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs, consisting of Butte Mining PLC ("Butte Mining") and three of that entity's wholly-owned subsidiaries, bring this action charging the defendants engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity designed to defraud the plaintiffs in relation to their purchase of certain mining properties in the State of Montana. This court has jurisdiction of the subject matter of the controversy pursuant to 28...

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