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SMITH v. JACKSON

Nos. 94-55355, 94-55616 and 94-55617.

84 F.3d 1213 (1996)

Robert SMITH, aka Robert Austin; Reynaud D. Jones; Clifford Rubin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael JACKSON; Mijac Music; Joseph Jackson; Lionel Richie; Rod Temperton; Rodsongs; USA for Africa Foundation, aka United Support of Artists for Africa; Warner Brothers Publications, Inc.; Columbia Pictures Publication; Brockman Music; Almo Publications; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.; CBS, Inc.; Quincy Jones; MJJ Productions, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Robert SMITH, aka Robert Austin; Reynaud D. Jones; Clifford Rubin, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael JACKSON; Defendant, and Rod Temperton; Defendant-Appellant. Robert SMITH, aka Robert Austin; Reynaud D. Jones; Clifford Rubin, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael JACKSON; Mijac Music; Joseph Jackson; Lionel Richie; USA for Africa Foundation, aka United Support of Artists for Africa; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Warner Bros. Publications, Inc.; Quincy Jones; MJJ Productions, Inc.; Sony Records, successor-in-interest to CBS Records, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Rotstein and Robyn-Marie Lyon Monteleone, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, California, and Gerald A. Margolis and Ronald M. Monitz, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Douglas M. Grimes, Gary, Indiana, and Howard Manning, Jr., Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Before: GOODWIN and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and MARQUEZ, District Judge.

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants/Cross-Appellees Robert Smith and Reynaud Jones brought copyright infringement and RICO actions against appellees/cross-appellants, including Michael Jackson, Rod Temperton, and Lionel Richie. Appellants argue that (1) the district court erred in dismissing appellants' RICO claims pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), (2) the court erred in granting partial summary judgment in appellees' favor, and (3) the court's jury instructions...

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