19 Employee Benefits Cas. 2638, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9432, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16,450, Pens. Plan Guide P 23915k Agnes Landwehr and Christopher Cole, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Darren Dupree, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

72 F.3d 726 19 Employee Benefits Cas. 2638 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9432, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16 ,450, Pens. Plan Guide P 23915K Agnes LANDWEHR and Christopher Cole, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. Darren DuPREE, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 93-36166, 94-35003. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1995. Decided Dec. 12, 1995. Blair J. Henningsgaard, Brownhill & Henningsgaard, Astoria, Oregon, for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants. Leslie L. Wellman, Portland, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: CANBY, REINHARDT, and RYMER * , Circuit Judges. OPINION REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 The plaintiffs are beneficiaries of the Astoria Seafood Company Profit Sharing Plan ("the Plan"). They brought this action on behalf of the Plan, alleging that Darren DuPree and his co-defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). According to the plaintiffs, DuPree, a chauffeur for the company's owner, improperly received funds totalling $89,000 from the Plan. The district court granted in part the…