Legal Opinion
John Montesano v. Seafirst Commercial Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 1987No. 85-3755PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to define “pattern of racketeering activity” and to determine if plaintiffs properly alleged an “association in fact” enterprise in this appeal from a dismissal of a complaint for money damages under civil RICO. We conclude that plaintiffs have alleged a pattern of racketeering activity as defined by R.A.G.S. Couture, Inc. v. Hyatt, 774 F.2d 1350 (5th Cir.1985), but that plaintiffs failed to allege an entity separate and apart from the alleged pattern of racketeering activity, and we AFFIRM. In doing so, we follow R.A.G.S. but urge that it…
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