Rojas v. First Bank National Ass'n

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This action arises out of an ill-fated voyage by plaintiff, a physician, into the waters of cargo shipping. He seeks to avoid a guaranty and a note he executed to back up several loans and to get back any payments he made on the loans. He alleges that defendant fraudulently induced him to execute the guaranty and the note, and negligently approved the underlying loans. Additionally, because the parties transacted business by telephone and through the mails, plaintiff has asserted the now obligatory civil RICO claim. 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c).

Defendant, which…