International Westminster Bank Limited v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

509 F.2d 641 INTERNATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED and Coutts & Co., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 74--1262, 74--1263. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 8, 1975. Richard Murray (argued), of McCutcheon, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Charles A. Legge (argued), of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, Cal., Edward Bransilver (argued), of F.D.I.C., Washington, D.C., Stanley A. Doten (argued), of Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton & Clark, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Before CARTER, HUFSTEDLER and TRASK, Circuit Judges. OPINION PER CURIAM: 1 Appellants in these two consolidated actions seek declaratory and injunctive relief concerning certain transactions undertaken by appellee Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of the United States National Bank of San Diego (USNB) and by Crocker National Bank (Crocker), which are asserted to be void as preferences. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question). The district court…