Legal Opinion
Augustus John Camelio v. American Federation, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 5, 1998No. 97-1355PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBADORO, District Judge.
Augustus Camelio, a former employee and member of a labor union, brought this suit in state court against the union and fourteen members of its leadership. Camelio alleges that defendants had him fired from his job and forced him out of the union in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961-1968 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997), and several provisions of Massachusetts state law. After defendants removed the case to federal court, the district court below dismissed Camelio’s RICO claim and séveral of his state law causes…
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