Legal Opinion
Clarence E. Bennett v. Kenneth Berg, Dan R. Sandford, Jr. v. Kenneth Berg
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1982No. 81-1418PublishedCited by 382 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises upon the district court’s granting of defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The case involves two consolidated complaints 1 in which plaintiffs-appellants seek, inter alia, treble damages and equitable relief under the civil remedies provisions of the title popularly known as RICO. Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations,” Pub.L.No.91-452, §§ 901-904, 84 Stat. 922, 941-48, codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68 (1976). Appellants’ basic…
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