Russell Erickson v. Desert Palace, Incorporated

942 F.2d 694 Russell ERICKSON; Beth Erickson; Kirk Erickson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DESERT PALACE, INCORPORATED; Caesars Palace, a Nevada corporation; Caesars Palace Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Donald Abrahamson; Marian Vince, formerly known as Marian Fourno; State of Nevada; Nevada Gaming Control Board, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-16053. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 8, 1990. Decided Aug. 21, 1991. I. Nelson Rose, Los Angeles, Cal. and James P. Sitter, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert D. Faiss and Marc H. Rubinstein, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants-appellees Desert Palace, Inc., Caesars Palace, and Caesars Palace Corp. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before ALDISERT * , ALARCON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants Russell, Beth, and Kirk Erickson appeal the district court's order dismissing their complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. The Ericksons brought this action against corporate defendants operating Caesar's Palace Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, seeking to…