Edward Ahn v. Hanil Development, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff-Appellant Edward Ahn appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees Hanil Development, Inc. (“HDI”), et al., on his individual and derivative claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 . We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

In 1997, Ahn and Defendant-Appellee Dong Sup Huh decided to open a Korean sports and entertainment complex, including a day spa, in Los Angeles. After relations between the two men disintegrated, state court litigation ensued. The state courts either dismissed Ahn’s claims or ruled against him on their merits, based on conduct Ahn alleged occurred between 2001 and 2004. Ahn then filed this action in federal court, alleging that after 2004 Huh and other defendants violated RICO by engaging in money laundering; violating labor, drug, and immigration laws; and committing tax, bank, mail, and wire fraud through their dealings with the day spa. Ahn also re-asserted state law claims for breach of fiduciary duty, involuntary dissolution, and accounting. The district court granted summary judgment to the…