Nichols v. Stapleton

877 F.2d 1401 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 7257 Charles P. NICHOLS, individually; as Trustee of the Charles P. Nichols Employee Pension and Profit Sharing Plan; and as Custodian for his children, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas E. STAPLETON, Jr.; E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc.; Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-5742. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 9, 1989. * Decided June 15, 1989. Rehearing Denied June 15, 1989. Michael A. Bertz, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Claire P. McGreal, Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SNEED, FARRIS and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 The panel in the above-captioned case has voted to withdraw its opinion filed May 15, 1989. 2 The petition for rehearing, filed May 30, 1989, is hereby denied. OPINION PER CURIAM: 3 Charles P. Nichols here attempts to appeal from an order of the district court compelling him to arbitrate some of his claims against Thomas Stapleton and Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. (Prudential-Bache), and staying the trial of his other claims…