Butte Mining Plc Tzarina & Travona Mining Corp. Central Butte Mining Corp. North Butte Mining Company v. Clive J. Smith, and Ernst & Young (u.k.)

24 F.3d 245 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. BUTTE MINING PLC; Tzarina & Travona Mining Corp.; Central Butte Mining Corp.; North Butte Mining Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Clive J. SMITH, et al., Defendants, and Ernst & Young (U.K.), Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-36890. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1994. Decided May 17, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, SCHROEDER, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The underlying action was brought in United States District Court in Montana by plaintiff-appellee Butte Mining Corporation, a United Kingdom corporation, against numerous defendants including Ernst & Young, U.K., a United Kingdom partnership. Butte asserted various Securities Act, RICO, and related claims. A few days after Butte filed this action, Ernst sued Butte in England, seeking to recover fees for accounting services performed by Ernst for Butte. Butte sought an injunction to prevent Ernst from…