CASTLE v. U.S.

Nos. 01-5047, 01-5050.

301 F.3d 1328 (2002)

John K. CASTLE, Leonard M. Harlan, Donald C. Carter, Double S & M Partnership, Grace & Green Arbitrage Partners, Hudson Valley Partners, L.P., Dan W. Lufkin, MCI Two Investment Limited Partnership, Robert Marston, MCD Merger Arbitrage Fund, Ltd., L.T. Foster, Northern Trust Co., Trust # 2-67917 (Kate T. Foster Trust FBO), R.C. Foster, Northern Trust Co., Trust # 2-67918 (Kate T. Foster Trust FBO), J.R. Foster, Northern Trust Co., Trust # 2-67919 (Kate S. Thompson Trust FBO), Public Service Resources, Society Bank & Trust-trustee, Zane Tankel Partners, Robert V. Dolan, M.D., Leo W. Kwan, M.D. Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts, Robert B. Lyons, Robert Margolis, Fosven Associates Partnership, Stanley E. Roberts, M.D., Sanwa Bank of California, Trustee, Yorba Linda Medical Group FBO Russell E. Ewing, Castle Harlan, Inc., and Cenwick Fund, Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Millian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-cross-appellants. With him on the brief were Mark A. Perry, and Paul Blankenstein.

John V. Thomas, Associate General Counsel, FDIC, of Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were Thelma Diaz, Stephen Kessler, and Ellis Merritt, Counsels, FDIC.

David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Jeanne E. Davidson, Deputy Director; Paul G. Freeborne, Michael M. Duclos, Katherine M. Kelly, Kenneth M. Kulak, and Jane M.E. Peterson, Trial Attorneys.

Before LOURIE, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.


GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

This is a Winstar-related case. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the United States Court of Federal Claims ("Court of Federal Claims," or "trial court") held that two of the plaintiffs, John K. Castle ("Castle") and Leonard M. Harlan ("Harlan"), were parties to a contract that the government breached by enacting the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA"), Pub.L. 101-73, 103 Stat. 183, and...

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