Legal Opinion
DeFazio v. Wallis
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 17, 2006No. 05-CV-5712(ADS)(ARL)PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
On December 8, 2005, Victor DeFazio, Jack Finkelstein, James Collins, and Henry Gebhard (collectively, the “plaintiffs”) commenced this action against the numerous defendants alleging, among other things, violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (“RICO”). Presently before the Court is an appeal by the defendant Kevin Wallis (“Wallis”) of an order of United States Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay that denied Wallis’ motion to disqualify the plaintiffs’ counsel.
I. BACKGROUND
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