Meuth v. Shearson Lehman

891 F.2d 295 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph E. MEUTH, individually, and as Trustee for the Joseph E. Meuth Money Purchase Pension Plan and as Trustee for the Joseph E. Meuth Law Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHEARSON LEHMAN, aka American Express, Inc., David Guindon, Frank Mathews, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-5711. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1989. Decided Dec. 1, 1989. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, DAVID R. THOMPSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Joseph Meuth ("Meuth"), as trustee and individually, appeals the district court's order of summary judgment in favor of appellees Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc. ("Shearson"), David Guindon ("Guindon"), and Frank Mathews ("Mathews"). Meuth alleges that appellees violated Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the Exchange Act"), 17 C.F.R. § 240 .10b-5 (1988), and committed…