Richard M. Pachulski v. Topa Thrift & Loan Assn., Richard D. Young Gary Barnes Kurt Mann, Richard M. Pachulski v. Topa Thrift & Loan Assn. Peoples Investment and Loan Association

951 F.2d 361 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard M. PACHULSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOPA THRIFT & LOAN ASSN., Richard D. Young; Gary Barnes; Kurt Mann, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Richard M. PACHULSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOPA THRIFT & LOAN ASSN.; Peoples Investment and Loan Association, Defendants-Appellees No. 90-55283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 9, 1991. * Decided Dec. 13, 1991. Before POOLE, KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. OVERVIEW 2 This case was brought in bankruptcy court as an adversary claim by a trustee in bankruptcy against an institutional lender. The bankruptcy court referred the case to the district court for jury trial. The case arose in connection with a construction loan made by Topa Thrift & Loan Assn. (TOPA) to the debtor, Douglas D. Gross (Gross), on June 22, 1982. Gross, after defaulting on the loan, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on October 5,…