Harwood

MEMORANDUM ***

Ramona Grant appeals from the district court’s summary judgment and its award of $750,000 to plaintiff June Harwood on Harwood’s claims brought pursuant to the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (b) (RICO), as well as state law and equity claims. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The facts are well known to the parties and will be repeated here only to the extent necessary to explain our holding. The district court held under California law that Ramona and International Estate Planners, Inc., d/b/a First National Trust Corporation (“International”) breached a contract with Harwood to properly invest her money, were liable under Harwood’s thirteenth cause of action alleging an equitable claim under California’s “money had and received” doctrine, that Harwood could pierce the corporate veil to hold Ramona personally hable for using the money on her personal expenses, and that Ramona and her now deceased husband Robert’s actions violated RICO § 1962(b). The district court thus granted Harwood summary judgment on the RICO claim, the breach of contract claim and the equitable claim. Harwood opted to dismiss without…