Robert Hunter Anthony Bonifacic and Linda Cromer v. Union Corporation Gordon Dunn and Kent Wigton

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert HUNTER; Anthony Bonifacic; and Linda Cromer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION CORPORATION; Gordon Dunn; and Kent Wigton, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15850. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1996. Decided Aug. 7, 1996. Before: WOOD, Jr., * CANBY, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Hunter, Anthony Bonifacic, and Linda Cromer (collectively, "Hunter"), sales managers for a division of Union Corporation, filed a RICO action against Union Corporation and two of its officers (collectively, "Union") pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962 (c) and 1964(c). Hunter's complaint alleged that Union had misrepresented their status to the IRS by identifying them as independent contractors when they are allegedly employees. Hunter claims that they were thereby wrongfully required to pay self-employment taxes and denied employee benefits. We presume that the parties…