Legal Opinion
Soto-Negron v. Taber Partners I
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 03-1208PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1962 (2000), against the defendant, claiming that it improperly cashed a series of checks written to another party. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, which the district court granted. We affirm on the grounds that the alleged actions do not constitute a pattern sufficient to state a claim under RICO.
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A. Factual Background
We describe the facts as found in plaintiffs’ complaint, which we take as true when considering a…
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