Richard P. Wentner v. Ridgewood Energy Corporation Robert Swanson, Hall-Houston Offshore, Hall-Houston Oil Co. Does 1 - 10

62 F.3d 1427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard P. WENTNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIDGEWOOD ENERGY CORPORATION; Robert Swanson, Hall-Houston Offshore, Hall-Houston Oil Co.; Does 1 - 10, Defendants-Appellee. No. 94-15345. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jun 12, 1995. Decided Aug. 9, 1995. Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Richard P. Wentner appeals from the district court's judgment in favor of defendants Ridgewood Energy Corporation, Robert Swanson, Hall-Houston Offshore, and Hall-Houston Company (collectively "Ridgewood"). The district court dismissed Wentner's securities law claims for failure to state a claim on the ground that the complaint fails to plead fraud with the particularity required under Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court also granted summary judgment in favor of Ridgewood Energy Corporation and Swanson as to Wentner's state law…