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ABRAHAM v. NORCAL WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

Nos. 99-17132, 99-17040 and 99-17474.

265 F.3d 811 (2001)

Julio ABRAHAM; Paul Agazzi; Giusppe Aiello; Bennie Anselmo, Sr.; Thomas Arens; Renato Avanzino; Lily Bacigalupi; Peter Bacigalupi, Jr.; David E. Ballestrazze; Mike Ballestrazze; William Bandettini; Mary Barieri; John Baroni; Pietro Battilana; Antoinette Bavoso; Michael J. Biagini; William Biondini, Sr.; Franklin Bishop; Herbie Boyd; Madeline Brandi; Paul Brunetta; Natalio Cadematori; Flavio Calcagno; Fernando Cambri; Rita Canevari; Thomas J. Canevari; Primo Capella; Costantino Caramatti; John Caruso; Amy M. Catelli; Getulio Catena; Frank Chappellone; Edward Chiappari; Attilio Chiesa; Estate of George Codino; Quanito Cuneo; Ugo Cuneo; Victor D'Agnolo; Ray Dal Pogetto; Casimiro Damele; Alfred De Martini; Eugene De Martini; Gino De Martini; Paul De Martini; Adolfo Del Carlo; Vince Delfino; Lawrence Della Cella; Mary Della Cella; Susan Della Cella; Anita Delucchi; Mario Delucchi; Normal Depaoli; Angelo L. Devincenzi; Gloria Devincenzi; James D. Devincenzi; Vicki Duhagon; Estate of J.B. Ellis; Alipio Fatica; Elmo Fatica; Giobatta Fazio; Leon Ferguson; Ana Ferrando; Luciano Ferrari; Charolette Fini; James Firpo; Sergio Folena; Alesio Foppiano; Fortunato Conti; Eva Franceschi; Pete Franceschi; Estate of Anna Marie Franco; Giacomo Franco; John P. Franco; John Frederick; Dorothea Garaventa; Edward Germano; Benedetto Ghigliazza; Bernardo Ghigliazza; Frederico Ghiglieri; Anna Ghirardozzi; Anna Ghirardozzi; Gloria Ghirardozzi; Lou Giannone; Carlo Ginocchio; Hugo Giovannini; Sisto Giuliacci; Ubaldo Gobbo; Mario Grelli; Piero Grelli; Barbara Hamilton; Orel Jackson, Jr.; Pearlie B. Lee; Harold Lopez; Joseph Lucchetti; Luigi Sciamanna; Attilio Malatesta; Emil Mangini; Louis Matteucci; Roger Micheli; Luis Morales; Giacomo Moscone; John Moscone; Angelo Musante; Alvaro Nardi; Estate of Michele Nardi; Sandy Obertello; Tony Oneto; Ivan Oplanic; Vincenzo Pasquinelli; Antonio Passetti; Quinto Passetti; Alfredo Perli; Otto Perucci; Robert Pessagno; Virginia Pessagno; Rodovan Pesusic; Vonda Peverada; Hugo Pisani; Armando Pucci; Grace Puccinelli; Sergo Puccinelli; Flora Raggio; Inez Rajewski; Jack Rajewski; Louie J. Ratto; Paul Ratto; Peter Ratto; Angelo Ricchetti; Francesco Rissoto; William S. Roberts; Ernest Ronzani; Raniero Roselli; Mario Rossi; Albert Sciamanna; William Segarini; Ray Sharp, Sr.; Dante Steccone; Mario Steccone; Luis Stella; Estate of Billy Terry; Luis M. Torres; Tom Traverso; Linda Tregenza; Judy Vucci; Paul Worden; Tony Zappettini, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORCAL WASTE SYSTEMS INC; Manuel C. Conte; Robert L. Anderson; Archie Humphrey; James Paye; Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.; Security Pacific Bank; Bank of California; California Federal Bank; Michael T. Sangiacomo; Peter Gardella; John DeMartini; Fiore Garbarino; John B. Molinari; Leroy Moretti, Defendants, and Bank of America, as successor to Security Pacific National Bank, the Indenture Trustee, Defendant-Appellee. Julio Abraham; Paul Agazzi; Giusppe Aiello; Bennie Anselmo, Sr.; Thomas Arens; Renato Avanzino; Lily Bacigalupi; Peter Bacigalupi, Jr.; David E. Ballestrazze; Mike Ballestrazze; William Bandettini; Mary Barieri; John Baroni; Pietro Battilana; Antoinette Bavoso; Michael J. Biagini; William Biondini, Sr.; Franklin Bishop; Herbie Boyd; Madeline Brandi; Paul Brunetta; Natalio Cadematori; Flavio Calcagno; Fernando Cambri; Rita Canevari; Thomas J. Canevari; Primo Capella; Costantino Caramatti; John Caruso; Amy M. Catelli; Getulio Catena; Frank Chappellone; Edward Chiappari; Attilio Chiesa; Estate of George Codino; Quanito Cuneo; Ugo Cuneo; Victor D'Agnolo; Ray Dal Pogetto; Casimiro Damele; Alfred De Martini; Eugene De Martini; Gino De Martini; Paul De Martini; Adolfo Del Carlo; Vince Delfino; Lawrence Della Cella; Mary Della Cella; Susan Della Cella; Anita Delucchi; Mario Delucchi; Normal Depaoli; Angelo L. Devincenzi; Gloria Devincenzi; James D. Devincenzi; Vicki Duhagon; Estate of J.B. Ellis; Alipio Fatica; Elmo Fatica; Giobatta Fazio; Leon Ferguson; Ana Ferrando; Luciano Ferrari; Charolette Fini; James Firpo; Sergio Folena; Alesio Foppiano; Fortunato Conti; Eva Franceschi; Pete Franceschi; Estate of Anna Marie Franco; Giacomo Franco; John P. Franco; John Frederick; Dorothea Garaventa; Edward Germano; Benedetto Ghigliazza; Bernardo Ghigliazza; Frederico Ghiglieri; Anna Ghirardozzi; Anna Ghirardozzi; Gloria Ghirardozzi; Lou Giannone; Carlo Ginocchio; Hugo Giovannini; Sisto Giuliacci; Ubaldo Gobbo; Mario Grelli; Piero Grelli; Barbara Hamilton; Orel Jackson, Jr.; Pearlie B. Lee; Harold Lopez; Joseph Lucchetti; Luigi Sciamanna; Attilio Malatesta; Emil Mangini; Louis Matteucci; Roger Micheli; Luis Morales; Giacomo Moscone; John Moscone; Angelo Musante; Alvaro Nardi; Estate of Michele Nardi; Sandy Obertello; Tony Oneto; Ivan Oplanic; Vincenzo Pasquinelli; Antonio Passetti; Quinto Passetti; Alfredo Perli; Otto Perucci; Robert Pessagno; Virginia Pessagno; Rodovan Pesusic; Vonda Peverada; Hugo Pisani; Armando Pucci; Grace Puccinelli; Sergo Puccinelli; Flora Raggio; Inez Rajewski; Jack Rajewski; Louie J. Ratto; Paul Ratto; Peter Ratto; Angelo Ricchetti; Francesco Rissoto; William S. Roberts; Ernest Ronzani; Raniero Roselli; Mario Rossi; Albert Sciamanna; William Segarini; Ray Sharp, Sr.; Dante Steccone; Mario Steccone; Luis Stella; Estate of Billy Terry; Luis M. Torres; Tom Traverso; Linda Tregenza; Judy Vucci; Paul Worden; Tony Zappettini, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Norcal Waste Systems Inc; Manuel C. Conte; Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust, Defendants-Appellees, The Bank of America, Defendant-Appellant, and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.; Bank of California; California Federal Bank, Defendants. Bank of America NT & SA, as successor in interest by merger with Security Pacific National Bank, Indenture Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norcal Solid Waste Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Dye, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees, in No. 99-17040 and No. 99-17474.

Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee Norcal Waste Systems, Inc., in No. 99-17040 and 99-17474.

Deborah S. Ballati, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee Norcal Waste Systems, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, in No. 99-17040 and No. 99-17474, and for defendant-appellee in No. 99-17132.

James B. Wright, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee and cross-appellant Bank of America, N.A., in No. 99-17040 and No. 99-17474, and for the plaintiff-appellant in No. 99-17132.

Before: THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise out of a complex background of financial transactions and litigation stemming from the leveraged buyout of company stock by an employee stock ownership plan. Plaintiffs in the earlier of the two actions (No. 99-17040 and No. 99-17474) ("Plaintiffs") originally brought suit in California state court, alleging only state law causes of action in their complaint. Defendants successfully removed the case to federal...

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