Margolis

Ronald and Carol Margolis appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment, refusal to allow a continuance, and award of attorneys’ fees. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff-appellant Dr. Ronald Margolis and his medical clinic, Gynecological Associates, Inc. (“GAI”), specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy counseling, and pregnancy termination. In October of 1988, Margolis fired an employee of GAI, Lynn Dickerson. Following her termination from GAI, Dickerson filed a claim against Margolis with the Seattle Human Rights Commission, claiming she had been fired because she was pregnant. She later withdrew the charge.

Dickerson then contacted the Medical Fraud Unit of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (“MFU”) and reported that GAI was committing fraud as well as unsafe medical practices. An investigation ensued and Margolis ultimately pled guilty to a charge of Medical Care False Statements.

Dickerson also filed a civil lawsuit against GAI and Margolis in state court alleging several claims including violation of the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt…