Karl-Heinz Herborg v. Inter-Continental Brokerage Corporation

976 F.2d 737 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 8113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karl-Heinz HERBORG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTER-CONTINENTAL BROKERAGE CORPORATION, et al. Defendants-Appellees No. 91-55274. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 20, 1992. Decided Sept. 25, 1992. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, REINHARDT and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Karl-Heinz Herborg appeals the trial court's award of $2.5 million damages and $53,600 attorney's fees as the result of a default judgment entered against Inter-Continental Brokerage Corporation (ICB), Wolfgang Heenen, Michele Heenen, and Lutz Pilling. Herborg contends that (1) the trial court should have awarded him $3.75 million damages under his pendent claim for breach of contract; (2) under California law, he should have received prejudgment interest on this amount; and (3) his RICO damages under 18 U.S.C. 1964(c) should have been trebled to equal $7.5 million. We…