Joseph Nevijel v. North Coast Life Insurance Co., a Washington Corporation

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing appellants’ complaint with prejudice for failure to set forth a short, clear and concise statement of the claim, as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a), 8(e), and for failure to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 21, 4(a) and Local Rule 23(g).

I.

The original complaint in this section was filed by attorney J. R. Cissna and co-counsel in November 1976, representing policyholders of Federal Old Line Life Insurance Co. (“FOL”) and purchasers of bonds of capital stock of Federal Shopping Way, Inc. (“FSW”). Mr. Cissna was president of both FOL and FSW. The complaint alleges a conspiracy to destroy both FOL and FSW, in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, civil rights laws, bankruptcy laws and the United States Constitution. The named defendants include four insurance companies, including their directors, officers and other individuals associated with the insurance companies; their attorneys; the former Washington State Insurance Commissioner; the court-appointed trustee of Federal Shopping Way, and his attorney; the former Administrator of the Seattle Region Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission; the…