MERCHANTS HOME DELIVERY v. HALL & CO.

Nos. 93-56302, 93-56589, 94-55035.

50 F.3d 1486 (1995)

MERCHANTS HOME DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANK B. HALL & CO., INC., a Delaware corporation; Prometheus Liquidating Corp., a Delaware corp.; Frank B. Hall Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Delaware corp.; James Dwight Ismay, an individual; Terry Don Smalridge, an individual; Paul C. Carter, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. MERCHANTS HOME DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANK B. HALL & CO., INC., a Delaware corp.; Prometheus Liquidating Corp., a Delaware corp.; Frank B. Hall Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants, and Paul C. Carter, an individual, Defendant-Appellee. MERCHANTS HOME DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANK B. HALL & CO., INC., a Delaware corporation; Prometheus Liquidating Corp., a Delaware corp.; Frank B. Hall Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Delaware corp.; James Dwight Ismay, an individual; Terry Don Smalridge, an individual, Defendants-Appellees, and Paul C. Carter, an individual, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Knapp and John B. Wallace, Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder, Los Angeles, CA, and G. Robert Blakey, Notre Dame, IN, for plaintiff-appellant.

James C. Martin, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: BROWNING, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Merchants Home Delivery Service, Inc. ("Merchants") appeals the district court's judgments dismissing Merchants' action against its former insurance broker, Frank B. Hall & Co., Inc. and associated defendants (collectively "Hall"). Merchants' complaint asserts claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968. The district court granted Hall's motion for judgment...

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