Turner v. Cook

362 F.3d 1219 Stephen TURNER, M.D., Susana Turner, on behalf of themselves and As Guardian Ad Litem for two minor children Daniel Turner and Deborah Turner, Western Paramedical Services, LLC, and David Turner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David J. COOK, Esq., Cook Perkiss & Lew, a Professional Law Corp., Ah Beng Yeo and E.A. Martini, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-16847. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 7, 2003. Decided April 1, 2004. 1 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Herman A.D. Franck, Sacramento, CA, for the appellants. 2 Timothy Carl Aires, Newport Beach, CA, for the appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Claudia Wilken, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-03884-CW. 4 Before: B. FLETCHER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, * District Judge. POLLAK, District Judge: 5 In this suit initiated in the District Court for the Northern District of California and arising under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692 o ("FDCPA"), and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968…