Legal Opinion

Abraham v. Singh

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 26, 2007No. 05-30860PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

What began with' promising hopes for employment in the United States culminated in this RICO lawsuit by Indian citizens who were recruited under false pretenses to become steelworkers in Louisiana. The Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) dismissal of their claim that Defendants violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, Because the Plaintiffs have adequately pled a pattern of racketeering activity and stated claims under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) and (d), we REVERSE the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jones v. BockSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
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  4. Tel-Phonic Services, Inc., William Kirk, and John Bowen v. Tbs International, Inc. A/K/A Dy-Con, International, Inc. And the Dispatch Printing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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