Alta Gold Mining Co. Ex Rel. Clark v. Aero-Nautical Leasing Corp.

MEMORANDUM

Alta Gold Mining Co. (“Alta Gold”) and Aero-Nautical Leasing Corp. (“Aero-Nau-tical”) appeal the district court’s order dismissing, respectively, their claims and counterclaims based on absolute quasi-judicial immunity. We have jurisdiction over their consolidated appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Alta Gold was a gold mining company whose corporate charter was revoked in 2003, after bankruptcy proceedings. A Nevada ' state court appointed Angelique Clark as Alta Gold’s receiver in 2011 at the request of one of Alta Gold’s creditors. In 2013, Alta Gold, by and through Clark, sued Aero-Nautical; Century Capital Partners, LLC (“CCP”); and CCP’s principals, Bradley Swahn and Michael Anthony, in Nevada state court. Alta Gold challenged the validity of 25 million shares of Alta Gold stock that Aero-Nautical claimed to own. The shares were purportedly issued in 2006, when a Nevada state court appointed Swahn as Alta Gold’s custodian at Swahn’s request; Swahn appointed Anthony as Alta Gold’s sole officer and director; and Anthony issued the shares to CCP. Aero-Nautical purchased the shares from CCP in 2012. Alta Gold alleged in its complaint that Swahn’s…