Rainier National Bank v. Mark Hartstein, and Lady's Legs

995 F.2d 232 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 8312 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. RAINIER NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark HARTSTEIN, Defendant-Appellant, and Lady's Legs, et al., Defendants. No. 91-36164. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1993. * Decided May 25, 1993. Before BOOCHEVER, THOMPSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rainier National Bank ("Rainier"), now known as Security Pacific Bank Washington, brought federal and state claims against Mark Hartstein and other defendants to recover losses incurred when the defendants, including Hartstein, illegally processed credit card charges through the Lady's Legs merchant account at Rainier. After a bench trial in which Hartstein appeared pro se, the district court entered judgment against him for $486,134.19 for violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute ("RICO"), the Washington Criminal Profiteering Act, and the Washington…