ARIADNE FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY. LTD. v. U.S.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Carlson, Anthony & Carlson, L.L.P., Oakland, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Of counsel on the brief was Jane L. Trigero.

Shalom Brilliant, Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General and David M. Cohen, Director.

Steven S. Rosenthal, Morrison & Foerster, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Bank of America. Additional counsel on the amicus brief were: John C. Millian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Gerald L. Parsky; John V. Austin, Thompson Coburn, Washington, DC, for Mercantile Bank of St. Louis National Association; Charles T. Lester, Jr., Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, for SouthTrust Georgia, Inc., et al.; Daniel J. Goldberg, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, P.C., Washington, DC, for LSB Industries, et al.; William T. Reilly, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ, for Statewide Savings Bank, S.L.A.; Matthew G. Ash, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Reiselbach, P.C., Washington, DC, for Hometown Savings and Loan, Clare Bank; Toni C. Lichstein, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for Alham, Inc., et al.; Marc P. Levy and Sean Murphy, Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, Washington, DC, for Cenlar Capital Corporation, et al.; Michael G. Shannon, Wallace, Bauman, Fodiman & Shannon, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Miami Savings Corp. et al.; Jerry Stouck, of Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Washington, DC, for Heartland Savings Bank, and William J. Harte, William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Alan H. Pollack, et al.

Before LOURIE, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.