Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company v. Robert Madariaga, Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company v. William Graham, and Robert Madariaga Ronald Barker Barry L. Treash

851 F.2d 271 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 6981 , 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 55 BENEFICIAL STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert MADARIAGA, et al., Defendants-Appellants. BENEFICIAL STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William GRAHAM, Defendant-Appellant, and Robert Madariaga; Ronald Barker; Barry L. Treash, Defendants. Nos. 86-6616, 86-6668. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1988. Decided July 6, 1988. Thomas R. Sheridan and Michael R. Rogers, Los Angeles, Cal., Wilfred A. Hearn, Jr., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant Robert Madariaga. Robert M. Aran, Sherman Oaks, Cal., for defendant-appellant William Graham. Richard L. Fruin, Jr. and Mark S. Lee, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, FARRIS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: INTRODUCTION 1 This appeal from a summary judgment is brought by two of the four defendants in a civil RICO action. Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company brought suit in 1985 against, inter alia, former vice-president Barry Treash and business associates…