Legal Opinion
Televideo Systems, Inc. K. Philip Hwang C. Gemma Hwang v. Fred P. Heidenthal, Individually and Dba South Harbor Investors and West Cliff Securities
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1987No. 86-2129PublishedCited by 1,146 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Fred Heidenthal, appeals a default judgment entered against him as a sanction for his perjury during depositions and the false pleadings he filed with the court. The district court struck his answer and allowed the appellees to proceed with proof of their case unopposed. The court entered a judgment in excess of $11,000,-000 for securities fraud and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et. seq. (RICO). We affirm.
FACTS
TeleVideo Systems, Inc. and its principal shareholders brought suit against Heiden thal, a vice-president of the…
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