Legal Opinion
Stitt v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1990No. Nos. 87-2090, 88-1646 and 88-1732PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought this action seeking to recover damages allegedly incurred by reason of appellees’ acts of securities fraud, racketeering, failure to comply with securi*520ties registration requirements, and breach of fiduciary duty. The district court granted summary judgment for appellees, holding that most of the federal claims were time-barred and that appellants had failed to offer any evidence of a scheme or artifice to defraud.1 Several months later, the court imposed sanctions on appellants and their counsel in the amount of $41,378.39 for having violated Rule…
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Robert Eckstein v. Balcor Film InvestorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- John A. Healey, Michael S. Press v. Chelsea Resources, Ltd., Dominick & Dominick Securities, Inc. And Dominick & Dominick, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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