Jarvis v. Regan

833 F.2d 149 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 6801 Howard JARVIS, an individual; the Conservative Caucus, Inc., a Virginia nonprofit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald T. REGAN, Secretary of the United States Treasury; Legal Services Corporation, a District of Columbia corporation; Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, a California nonprofit corporation; "Jarvis II Task Force," an association; Does 1-40, organizations; and Does 41-50, individuals, Defendants-Appellees. No. 84-5900. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued April 4, 1985. Submitted July 2, 1986. Decided Nov. 27, 1987. Lawrence J. Straw, Jr. and Judith K. Otamura-Kester, Smaltz & Neelley, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert S. Greenspan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Civil Div., Washington, D.C., John H. Brinsley, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., Nancy Y. Bekavac, Munger, Tolles & Rickershauser, Los Angeles, Cal., John E. Mueller and Marguerite Mary Leoni, Nielsen, Hodgson, Parrinello & Mueller, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for…