Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 19, 2002, Nos. 00-15697, 00-15705, 00-16630, 01-16622; D.C. No. CV-97-00073-ARM (Trinidad v. Pangelinan)

MEMORANDUM **

In consolidated appeal Nos. 00-15697 and 00-15705, Merced B. and John S. Pangelinan appeal pro se the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) district court’s judgment following a bench trial awarding damages against them in an action alleging they committed fraud and violated the civil Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c).