William T. Brady James Cardwell Dar-Kel Corporation v. Chester P. Brown, and Lorna Brown De Mena Eric Brown Castelazo Nelly Lozano De Brown, and Maria De Los Angeles Castelazo De Brown, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. Hotel Las Arenas, S.A. De C v. Counter-Defendant-Appellee. William T. Brady James Cardwell Dar-Kel Corporation v. Chester P. Brown, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant v. Hotel Las Arenas, S.A. De C v. Cross-Defendant-Appellee

51 F.3d 810 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 8775 William T. BRADY; James Cardwell; Dar-Kel Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Chester P. BROWN, Defendant, and Lorna Brown de Mena; Eric Brown Castelazo; Nelly Lozano de Brown, Defendants-Appellants, and Maria de Los Angeles Castelazo de Brown, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant, v. HOTEL LAS ARENAS, S.A. de C.V., Counter-Defendant-Appellee. William T. BRADY; James Cardwell; Dar-Kel Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Chester P. BROWN, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant, v. HOTEL LAS ARENAS, S.A. de C.V., Cross-Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 93-55669, 93-55683. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1994. Decided March 21, 1995. Chester P. Brown, Alpine, CA and Darrell L. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellants. Todd M. Sloan, Hennelly & Sloan, Pacific Palisades, CA and Neil D. Martin, Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: FLETCHER, BOOCHEVER, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 California businessmen Brady and Cardwell invested in Mexican…