Bank of New York v. Fremont General Coporation

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BANK OF NEW YORK, a banking  No. 05-56653 corporation organized under law D.C. No. of New York, CV-03-09238-CAS Plaintiff-Appellant,

ORDER

v. FREMONT GENERAL CORPORATION, a  AMENDING

OPINION,

California corporation, DENYING Defendant-Appellee. PETITION FOR

REHEARING,

AND AMENDED

 OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding

Argued July 9, 2007 Submitted August 16, 2007 Pasadena, California

Filed February 1, 2008 Amended April 25, 2008

Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman COUNSEL

Robert L. Wallan (argued), Kimberly L. Buffington, Mariah L. Brandt, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Los Ange- les, California, for appellant Bank of New York.

Michael C. Lieb (argued), Leemore Kushner, Willenken, Wil- son, Loh & Lieb, Los Angeles, CA; Iain Nasatir, Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones &…