Ross

879 F.2d 866 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leonard M. ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lynn B. STITES; Stites Professional Law Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-6333. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1989. Decided July 12, 1989. Before CANBY, WIGGINS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ross was named as a defendant in certain civil actions commencing in 1977 (collectively referred to as the "Willowridge actions") in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, for which actions Ross retained Lynn Stites ("Stites") and the Stites Professional Law Corporation ("SPLC") as counsel. 3 Ross had a $5 million insurance policy issued by American Home Assurance Company ("American Home"), which allegedly covered him for exposure in the Willowridge actions. American Home…