Paul Robi v. Five Platters, Inc., Five Platters, Inc. v. Paul Robi, Americana Hotel Corp., Gino Tonetti and Howard Wolfe, Tony Williams v. The Five Platters, Inc.

838 F.2d 318 5 U.S.P.Q.2d 1709 Paul ROBI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FIVE PLATTERS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. FIVE PLATTERS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul ROBI, Americana Hotel Corp., Gino Tonetti and Howard Wolfe, Defendants-Appellees. Tony WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The FIVE PLATTERS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 85-6061, 85-6062, 87-5514. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 8, 1987. Decided Jan. 27, 1988. Cheri S. O'Laverty, Law Offices of Cheri S. O'Laverty, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Allen Hyman, Law Offices of Sam Perlmutter, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee Robi. Richard E. Bennett, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee Williams. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HALL, NOONAN and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 These consolidated appeals present competing claims to the name THE PLATTERS based upon prior conflicting judgments which the parties, selectively, assert as res judicata. Appellant The Five Platters, Inc. (the "Corporation") contends that the district court should have given preclusive effect to a 1975…