D.A. Rickards v. Canine Eye Registration Foundation, Inc.

704 F.2d 1449 1983-1 Trade Cases 65,355 D.A. RICKARDS, M.A. Custer, Paul V. Belkin and John S. Sleasman, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. CANINE EYE REGISTRATION FOUNDATION, INC., Lawrence M. Trauner, Dolly B. Trauner, David E. Lipton, Alan D. MacMillan, Dennis D. Olin, Randall H. Scagliotti and Ralph C. Vierheller, Defendants/Appellees. No. 81-4668. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 13, 1982. Decided May 3, 1983. 1 Forrest A. Hainline, III, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants/appellees. 2 Joseph M. Alioto, Alioto & Alioto, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs/appellants. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 4 Before DUNIWAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge and KEEP, * District Judge. KEEP, District Judge: 5 On October 31, 1979, plaintiffs (hereinafter referred to as appellants) filed a complaint seeking damages and injunctive relief, alleging that defendants (hereinafter referred to as appellees) violated both the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 1-2 (1976) and various California antitrust laws, 1 and committed the common-law tort of intentional interference with prospective…