F.D.I.C. v. CASTETTER

No. 97-56775.

184 F.3d 1040 (1999)

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, a corporation existing under the laws of the United States, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert K. CASTETTER; Jon Chester; Arthur E. Engel; Anthony L. Pierangelo; Dennis L. Russell; Jon R. Stockholm, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria Beatrice Valdez, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jon P. Chester, pro per, Law Offices of Jon P. Chester, San Diego, California, defendant-appellee.

Gary W. Majors, Majors & Fox, San Diego, California, for defendant-appellee Arthur E. Engel.

Richard A. Higgins, Law Offices of Richard A. Higgins, San Diego, California, for defendants-appellees Anthony J. Pierangelo and Jon Stockholm.

Before: PREGERSON, D. W. NELSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must decide whether, under the California business judgment rule, directors of a federally-insured national bank may be held individually liable for losses sustained by the bank under a theory of simple negligence. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, the California business judgment rule insulates the directors from liability, and affirm the district court.

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