ard Kahn, Sheppard Messing, Woodmere Securities, Inc. ("Woodmere"), Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. ("Chase"), Jeffrey P. Berg, Michael R. Matthias, and Matthias & Berg (together, the "Defendants"). In their complaint, the Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants had engaged in various schemes to defraud them and oth

counsel), for Defendant-Appellee Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. SCOTT K. NIGRO, Long Beach, NY, for Defendant-Appellee Richard Kahn. Kenneth M.H. Hoff, Matthias & Berg, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Matthias & Berg, Jeffrey P. Berg, and Michael R. Matthias. JUDGES: Before: MINER, McLAUGHLIN and LEVAL,