ESG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP v. STRATOS

No. 13-56684.

828 F.3d 1023 (2016)

ESG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership and Limited Partners, Plaintiff-Defendant, v. Troy STRATOS, aka Ken Dennis, Defendant, and Venable LLP; David Meyer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret A. Grignon (argued) and Paula M. Mitchell , Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, California; William C. Nystrom , Michael Paris , and Jack I. Siegal , Nystrom Beckman & Paris LLP, Boston, Massachusetts; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kevin S. Rosen (argued), Matthew S. Kahn , and Bradley J. Hamburger , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee Venable LLP.

David K. Willingham (argued) and Arwen Johnson , Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellee David Meyer.

Before: Harry Pregerson, Dorothy W. Nelson, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

INTRODUCTION

In this case we are dealing with the sufficiency of pleadings to survive a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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