Legal Opinion
Fleet Credit Corporation v. Anthony Sion
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 1990No. 89-1206PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The district court dismissed plaintiff’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claim on the ground that the complaint failed to demonstrate a “pattern of racketeering activity” as required by 18 U.S.C. § 1962. See Fleet Credit Corp. v. Sion, 699 F.Supp. 368, 369 (D.R.I.1988). Since the district court made its ruling, the Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision in H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, - U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 2893, 106 L.Ed.2d 195 (1989), seeking to clarify RICO’s pattern requirement. Based on H.J., we reverse the…
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