Ching Luen Enterprises Co., Ltd. v. Peter H. Mason

5 F.3d 535 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. CHING LUEN ENTERPRISES CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter H. MASON, et al., Defendants-appellees. No. 92-55138. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 15, 1993. * Decided Sept. 13, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV-91-5962-RG; Richard A. Gadbois, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. Richard R. Hopkins, Pasadena, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Margaret M. Morrow, Quinn, Kully & Morrow, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before: WOOD, JR., ** REINHARDT and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** I. BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff Ching Luen Enterprises Co., Ltd. ("CLE") sued partners of Fulbright & Jaworski ("Fulbright") for allegedly wrongfully retaining CLE client files. CLE also sued Fulbright's attorneys, partners of Quinn, Kully & Morrow ("QK & M"), alleging the CLE files were wrongfully held…