Michael Lentz, Gwen Lentz v. Ids Financial Service, Inc., Mark Ernst, Does 1-100

42 F.3d 1400 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael LENTZ, Gwen Lentz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IDS FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC., Mark Ernst, Does 1-100, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16299. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1994. Decided Dec. 7, 1994. Before: CHOY, FARRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM * Michael and Gwen Lentz, Plaintiffs/Appellants, sued IDS Financial Services and Mark Ernst, Defendants/Appellees, for damages resulting from civil RICO violations and pendent Nevada law claims. The United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Reed, J.), dismissed the Lentzes' complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief might have been granted. We affirm the district court's judgment because res judicata precluded the Lentzes' claims in federal court. While this action was pending in the court below, the Lentzes instituted a suit against IDS and Ernst in Nevada court. The state suit…