Legal Opinion
Knight v. Mooring Capital Fund, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 22, 2014No. 13-6112PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Judy Knight appeals from the dismissal of her lawsuit on the grounds of untimeliness, failure to state a claim, and claim preclusion (res judicata). We affirm the judgment below. Most of our reasons for affirmance are routine. But this appeal does raise interesting questions regarding claims under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68, based on alleged misconduct in prior litigation.
I. Background
In 2010 this court decided two appeals involving claims and cross-claims between, on one side, Ms. Knight and her company…
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