Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Brown
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 13, 1989No. Civ. A. 1:88-cv-790-MHSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHOOB, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have brought an action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq. Previously, plaintiff Annie Thomas (“Thomas”) had successfully brought suit in the Superior Court of Dekalb County on numerous grounds, including unfair and deceptive trade practices, fraud and violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-14-1 et seq., the Georgia RICO statute, against defendants Alonzo Brown Sr. and Jr. and Gladys Brown (“the Brown defendants” or “the Browns”) but not against defendant Kneller. Thomas had sought to amend that complaint…
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