GARIETY v. GRANT THORNTON, LLP

No. 03-1629.

368 F.3d 356 (2004)

Debra GARIETY; Horst O. Bischoff, as Trustee of Bischoff Family Trust; Pamela Hanyzewki; John J. Cline; Thomas Allen, Individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated; Thomas J. Shannon, Jr., as Trustee, Natural Parent and Guardian of; SMV Holding Company, PLL; Vincent Paul; Charles Thornton, Individually and as Trustee, SEP; Fred L. Millner; Warren H. Hyde; Caryl Hyde; Teen Response, Incorporated; Elizabeth B. Sponseller; Michael J. Sponseller; Terry Overholser; and Lawrence Corman, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Crystal N. Shannon; City National Bank, a banking corporation; Coast Partners Financial Corporation, formerly known as Coast Partners Securities, Incorporated, a California Corporation, Plaintiffs, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Intervenor-Plaintiff, v. GRANT THORNTON, LLP, Defendant-Appellant, and Herman & Cormany; Michael Graham; Billy Jean Cherry; Terry Lee Church; Estate Of J. Knox McConnell, Philip C. Petty, Administrator; Louis J. Pais; Michael F. Gibson; Andrew L. Rago; Julian G. Budnick; Gary Ellis; J & J Construction Company; Hermie Church; Diversified Capital Markets; Michael Patterson; E.E. Powell & Company, Incorporated; John Does 1-100; Robert Wagner; Quantum Capital Corporation; Ferris, Baker, Watts, Incorporated; Scott & Stringfellow; Nancy Vorono; Gunnallen Financial Incorporated; Jack Ingold; Regis Securities Corporation, a/k/a Quantum Securities Corporation; Nancy Vargo; Tom Dooley; Garvin Tankersley; Ellen Turpin; Lora McKinney; Michael Patterson, Incorporated; Kutak Rock; Alan D. Strasser, An Individual; Michael D. Lambert, An Individual; Vida Headrick; Evelyn Herron; Jeanie Wimmer; Virginia Burks; Debra Bailey; Susan Dalton; Robbin White; Constance Evans, Defendants, and Melissa Quizenbeury; Hog Pen Enterprises, Incorporated; JLT Enterprises; Keystone Hardware; C & H Ranch; Marbil, Incorporated; HC & TC Trust; Dolores Hughes; Bill Pack; Wendy Pack; Tammy Fisher; Larry Fisher; Herman Fisher; Judy Kahl; Andrew T. Rapoff; Donna Marie Rapoff; Michael A. Rapoff; Danny Rapoff; Nancy E. Kelanon; David Rapoff; Andrew J. Rapoff; Michael J. Cherry; Roslyn A. Cherry; Leah M. Cherry; Rachel L. Cherry; Daniel T. Halsey; Sunrise Automotive Group, Incorporated; Nancy E. Kelahan; Terry L. Rose, Intervenors-Defendants, and H. Lynden Graham, Jr., Trustee, v. Advanta Mortgage Corporation USA; Celink, Incorporated, formerly known as Compulink Service, Incorporated, Third Party Defendants, and Hargrave Military Academy, a non-profit corporation; Waynesburg College, a non-profit corporation; Michael Cherry; Timmy Cline; Vickie Cline; The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency; First Commerce Of America, Parties in Interest. United Bank, Incorporated, formerly known as United National Bank; Terry Witt; Gregory Witt; David Witt; Scott Witt; Gary Witt; Dennis Witt, Movants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stanley Julius Parzen, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. Sigmund S. WissnerGross, Heller, Horowitz & Feit, P.C., New York, New York, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: John H. Tinney, Kimberley R. Fields, The Tinney Law Firm, Charleston, West Virginia; James C. Schroeder, Daniel G. Hildebrand, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois; Mark W. Ryan, Andrew J. Morris, Craig Isenberg, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Joshua I. Barrett, Ditrapino, Barrett & Dipiero, P.L.L.C., Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellees.

Before NIEMEYER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

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