Legal Opinion
Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee ex rel. Teamster Local Union Nos. 116, 120, 123, 346, & 544 v. MME, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1997No. 95-3533PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Midwest Motor Express and other defendants appeal the district court’s decision denying their Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 motion for sanctions against the plaintiff. We affirm.
Plaintiff filed this civil RICO suit alleging the defendants conspired to commit a pattern of racketeering activities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(a), (c), and (d); the alleged predicate acts included embezzlement, theft, and mail and wire fraud.
The defendants moved to dismiss arguing, inter alia, that plaintiff failed to adequately plead the predicate acts of mail and wire fraud. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Carol J. Pope, Gwen G. Caranchini v. Federal Express Corporation Danny R. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Casa De Cambio Comdiv, S.A. De C v. V. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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