IN RE MIZUNO

No. 99-55237.

223 F.3d 1050 (2000)

In re: Ken MIZUNO, Debtor. Duke Salisbury, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mirage Resorts, Inc.; Mirage Hotel-Casino; The Golden Nugget Casino Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 11, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry B. Langberg, Gregory A. Bray, Deborah Drooz, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP for appellants Mirage Resorts, Inc., Mirage Hotel-Casino, and The Golden Nugget Casino Inc.

James J. Feder, John W. Mills, Feder & Mills Professional Corporation, Patrick E. Hoog for appellees Duke Salisbury, Chapter 11 Trustee.

Before: FERNANDEZ, WARDLAW, Circuit Judges, and WEINER, Senior District Judge.


WEINER, Senior District Judge:

I.

This appeal arises out of the extensively litigated bankruptcy of Ken Mizuno, a Japanese land developer who defrauded thousands of Japanese investors in a golf course and country club development, and used some of the money to pay gambling debts and make preferential transfers in the United States. Mirage Resorts, Inc., Mirage Hotel-Casino, and Golden Nugget Casino, Inc. (collectively Mirage) appeal from an order of the...

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