Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 29, 2000, No. 98-56138 (Howard v. America Online Inc.)

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Alan M. Howard, R. Boris Greenberg, Kathryn Paraventi and Me-rhdad Etemad (“Plaintiffs”) sued America Online, Inc., James V. Kimsey, Stephen M. Case, Lennert J. Leader and 100 “Doe” and “Roe” defendants (collectively “AOL”) for: violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C.