Danner v. Himmelbarf

858 F.2d 515 57 USLW 2264 , Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,034 , 13 Fed.R.Serv.3d 292 Robert E. DANNER; Charlotte Danner; Gadan, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Henry HIMMELFARB; Charles T. Hays; Richard A. Edwards; Golden Arrow Gas Energy Corporation; Jim Kitchens; Ronald G. Miller; Thomas E. Stepp; Rutan & Tucker; Robert Pike; Empire Equities; Ronald Garrett; Andre Iseli, Defendants/Cross-defendants/Appellees, Vincent E. Davis, Defendant/Cross-claimant/Appellant. No. 87-6021. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1988. Decided Sept. 28, 1988. Gordon T. Carey, Jr., Portland, Or., for defendant/cross-complainant/appellant. Edmund G. Farrell, III, and B. Eric Nelson, Murchison & Cumming, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants/cross-defendants/appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BRUNETTI, KOZINSKI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court granted summary judgment against Vincent E. Davis on his federal securities law claim and dismissed his state law claims against Henry Himmelfarb, Charles T. Hays, Richard A. Edwards, Golden Arrow Gas Energy Corp.…