Wright, Inc., a Corporation v. Ecker Empire Electric Co., a Corporation Jones Group, Inc., a Foreign Corporation

980 F.2d 740 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 8162 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. WRIGHT, INC., a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECKER EMPIRE ELECTRIC CO., a corporation; Jones Group, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1992. Decided Dec. 2, 1992. Before HUG, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Wright, Inc. ("Wright") timely appeals the district court's decision to grant summary judgment in favor of Appellee Ecker Empire Electric Company ("Ecker") on Wright's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act claims on the ground that Wright failed to demonstrate that Ecker engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity. Wright also appeals the district court's decision to dismiss the claim against Jones Group, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction. 3 The district court's jurisdiction was based upon a federal question,…