Legal Opinion
Wright v. Sheppard
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1990No. 89-5700PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Ivory Wright and others sued law enforcement officers of Highlands County, Florida, seeking monetary, injunc-tive, and declaratory relief for alleged deprivation of their rights arising from the actions of county law enforcement officers who allegedly served as enforcers for private creditors to whom plaintiffs were indebted. The suit was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq.), and Florida RICO (Fla.Stat. §§ 895.01 et seq.). At trial the plaintiffs’ claims focused…
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