F.D.I.C. EX REL. CO-OP. BANK v. RIPPY

No. 14-2078.

799 F.3d 301 (2015)

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver for COOPERATIVE BANK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard Allen RIPPY; James D. Hundley; Frances Peter Fensel, Jr.; Horace Thompson King, III; Fredrick Willetts, III; Dickson B. Bridger; Paul G. Burton; Ottis Richard Wright, Jr.; Otto C. Buddy Burrell, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. North Carolina Commissioner of Banks, Amicus Curiae, The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; American Association of Bank Directors; Independent Community Bankers of America; The Clearing House Association, LLC; American Bankers Association; Alabama Bankers Association; Alaska Bankers Association; Arizona Bankers Association; Arkansas Bankers Association; California Bankers Association; Colorado Bankers Association; Connecticut Bankers Association; Delaware Bankers Association; Florida Bankers Association; Georgia Bankers Association; Hawaii Bankers Association; Heartland Community Bankers Association; Idaho Bankers Association; Illinois Bankers Association; Illinois League of Financial Institutions; Indiana Bankers Association; Iowa Bankers Association; Kansas Bankers Association; Kentucky Bankers Association; Louisiana Bankers Association; Maine Bankers Association; Maryland Bankers Association; Massachusetts Bankers Association; Michigan Bankers Association; Minnesota Bankers Association; Mississippi Bankers Association; Missouri Bankers Association; Montana Bankers Association; Nebraska Bankers Association; Nevada Bankers Association; New Hampshire Bankers Association; New Jersey Bankers Association; New Mexico Bankers Association; New York Bankers Association; North Carolina Bankers Association; North Dakota Bankers Association; Ohio Bankers League; Oklahoma Bankers Association; Oregon Bankers Association; Pennsylvania Bankers Association; Puerto Rico Bankers Association; Rhode Island Bankers Association; South Carolina Bankers Association; South Dakota Bankers Association; Tennessee Bankers Association; Texas Bankers Association; Vermont Bankers Association; Virginia Bankers Association; Utah Bankers Association; Washington Bankers Association; Washington Financial League; West Virginia Bankers Association; Wisconsin Bankers Association; Wyoming Bankers Association, Amici Supporting Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Scott Watson , Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Thomas E. Gilbertsen , Venable LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Mary L. Wolff , Douglas A. Black , Wolff Ardis , P.C., Memphis, Tennessee; Colleen J. Boles , Assistant General Counsel, Kathryn R. Norcross , Senior Counsel, Steven C. Morrison , Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Ronald R. Glancz , Meredith L. Boylan , Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.; Camden R. Webb , Kacy L. Hunt , Williams Mullen P.C., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Katherine M.R. Bosken , Raleigh, North Carolina, for Amicus North Carolina Commissioner of Banks. Kate Comerford Todd , Steven P. Lehotsky , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, INC., Washington, D.C.; John K. Villa , Kannon K. Shanmugam , Ryan Scarborough , Richard Olderman , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Michael A.F. Johnson , Nancy L. Perkins , Elliott C. Mogul , Joanna G. Persio , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici American Bankers Association, Alabama Bankers Association, Alaska Bankers Association, Arizona Bankers Association, Arkansas Bankers Association, California Bankers Association, Colorado Bankers Association, Connecticut Bankers Association, Delaware Bankers Association, Florida Bankers Association, Georgia Bankers Association, Hawaii Bankers Association, Heartland Community Bankers Association, Idaho Bankers Association, Illinois Bankers Association, Illinois League of Financial Institutions, Indiana Bankers Association, Iowa Bankers Association, Kansas Bankers Association, Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisiana Bankers Association, Maine Bankers Association, Maryland Bankers Association, Massachusetts Bankers Association, Michigan Bankers Association, Minnesota Bankers Association, Mississippi Bankers Association, Missouri Bankers Association, Montana Bankers Association, Nebraska Bankers Association, Nevada Bankers Association, New Hampshire Bankers Association, New Jersey Bankers Association, New Mexico Bankers Association, New York Bankers Association, North Carolina Bankers Association, North Dakota Bankers Association, Ohio Bankers League, Oklahoma Bankers Association, Oregon Bankers Association, Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Puerto Rico Bankers Association, Rhode Island Bankers Association, South Carolina Bankers Association, South Dakota Bankers Association, Tennessee Bankers Association, Texas Bankers Association, Utah Bankers Association, Vermont Bankers Association, Virginia Bankers Association, Washington Bankers Association, Washington Financial League, West Virginia Bankers Association, Wisconsin Bankers Association, and Wyoming Bankers Association. Matthew P. Previn , Joseph J. Reilly , Ali M. Abugheida , Buckley Sandler LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici American Association of Bank Directors, Independent Community Bankers of America, and The Clearing House Association, LLC.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge HARRIS and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.


The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Cooperative Bank ("FDIC-R"), brought this civil action against the several officers and directors of a failed North Carolina bank, Cooperative Bank ("Cooperative" or the "Bank"), alleging that the officers and directors were negligent, grossly negligent, and breached...

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