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SMAGIN v. YEGIAZARYAN

No. 21-55537.

37 F.4th 562 (2022)

Vitaly Ivanovich SMAGIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ashot YEGIAZARYAN, aka Ashot Egiazaryan, an individual; Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, aka CMB Bank; Natalia Dozortseva, an individual; Artem Egiazaryan, an individual; Vitaly Gogokhia, an individual; Murielle Jouniaux, an individual; Ratnikov Evgeny Nikolaevich, an individual; Prestige Trust Company, Ltd.; H. Edward Ryals, an individual; Alexis Gaston Thielen, an individual; Stephan Yegiazaryan, aka Stephan Egiazarian, an individual; Suren Yegiazaryan, aka Suren Egiazaryian, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander D. Burch (argued), Baker & McKenzie LLP, Houston, Texas; Barry J. Thompson , Baker & McKenzie LLP, Los Angeles, California; Nicholas O. Kennedy , Baker & McKenzie LLP, Dallas, Texas; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael C. Tu (argued) and Peter J. Brody , Cooley LLP, Santa Monica, California, for Defendant-Appellee Compagnie Monégasque de Banque.

David J. Stein (argued), Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd., Chicago, Illinois; Asa Markel , Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd., Torrance, California; for Defendant-Appellee Alexis Gaston Thielen.

Ashot Yegiazaryan (argued), Beverly Hills, California, pro se Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Mary M. Schroeder and Susan P. Graber, Circuit Judges, and Stephen M. McNamee, District Judge.

OPINION

Plaintiff Vitaly Smagin, a Russian citizen who resides in Russia, filed a civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68, against Defendant Ashot Yegiazaryan ("Ashot"), a Russian citizen who resides in California, and eleven other defendants...

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