Cohen v. Carreon

OPINION AND ORDER

STEWART, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, Stephen M. Cohen (“Cohen”), brings this action against defendants, Charles Carreon (“Carreon”) and Gary Kremen (“Kremen”), under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 USC §§ 1961-1968, the Oregon Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (“ORICO”), ORS 166.715-.735, and four state law tort claims. Car-reon and Kremen each seek an Order staying all proceedings in this case pending a final ruling in a related case entitled Kremen v. Cohen, Civil No. C-98-20718 JW, currently…