Legal Opinion
Annette B. Demauro v. Joseph M. Demauro, Edward Martin, Demauro Co., Inc., Nicholas Demauro, Tri-Area Development Co., Inc. And Joan Martin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 11, 1997No. 96-2082PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In this case, one of the participants in a pending divorce action has invoked the federal racketeering statute to challenge asset transfers by her spouse. The district court responded by dismissing the complaint without prejudice on abstention grounds. Because dismissal was on the pleadings, we assume the truth of statements in the complaint, cautioning that they have yet to be proved.
Annette and Joseph DeMauro were married in 1979. Joseph worked in the construction business and, according to Annette, earned “millions of dollars,” promising to share monies with Annette.…
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