Whistler Investment v. the Depository Trust

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WHISTLER INVESTMENTS, INC., a  Nevada corporation; SALIM S. RANA INVESTMENTS CORP., a corporation; AMERICAN DREAM HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation, No. 06-16088 Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. v.  CV-05-00634-

THE DEPOSITORY TRUST AND RCJ/GWF

CLEARING CORPORATION; THE OPINION

DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY; THE

NATIONAL SECURITIES CLEARING

CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Robert C. Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 10, 2008—Phoenix, Arizona

Filed August 22, 2008

Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Sidney R. Thomas, and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Thomas

11531 WHISTLER INVESTMENTS v. DEPOSITORY TRUST 11535

COUNSEL

Michael J. Morrison, Reno, Nevada, and John R. Knight (argued), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants.

Don Nomura and Daniel T. Hayward, Laxalt & Nomura, Reno, Nevada, Gregg M. Mashberg (argued) and Karen D. Coombs, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, for the appellees. 11536 …