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Johnson v. Hendricks

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Dec 3, 1987
833 F.2d 908 (10th Cir. 1987)

Opinion

Nos. 85-2708 to 85-2720.

December 3, 1987.

Gerald L. Bader, Jr. (Pamela N. Hultin, and Ann L. Duckett with him on the brief), Bader Cox, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stuart N. Bennett (Mark J. Appelton, Roath Brega, P.C., Denver, Colo., Shannon A. Robinson and Lynda H. Knowles, Richard J. Spelts, P.C., Denver, Colo., James R. Figg, Warkentine, Figg Gerdes, Broomfield, Colo., J. Lawrence Hamil and Richard C. Morris, Hamil Professional Corp., Denver, Colo., Craig D. Joyce, Walters Theis, Denver, Colo., Maurice Reuler and Robert W. Becker, Mason, Reuler and Peek Professional Corp., Denver, Colo., John A. Studholme and Fred W. Clifford, Boulder, Colo., Jeffrey L. Smith and Sheldon L. Abramson, Cohen Brame Smith, Denver, Colo., with him on the briefs), Roath Brega, P.C., Denver, Colo., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Richard P. Matsch, Judge.

Before McKAY, SEYMOUR and TACHA, Circuit Judges.


This action was brought by James P. Johnson, as equity receiver on behalf of the claimants of Chilcott Commodities Corporation and various other entities, to recover amounts paid to investors in excess of their contributions. The district court granted defendant investors' motions to dismiss. Johnson v. Studholme, 619 F. Supp. 1347 (D.Colo. 1985). The receiver has appealed.

We affirm substantially for the reasons given by the trial court. We are not persuaded that any of the arguments made on appeal by the receiver undermine the conclusions reached by that court.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Hendricks

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Dec 3, 1987
833 F.2d 908 (10th Cir. 1987)
Case details for

Johnson v. Hendricks

Case Details

Full title:JAMES P. JOHNSON, AS EQUITY RECEIVER TO COLLECT ASSETS, ON BEHALF OF THE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Date published: Dec 3, 1987

Citations

833 F.2d 908 (10th Cir. 1987)

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