Meredith T. Raney, Jr. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Meredith Raney appeals the district court dismissal of his complaint for extortion under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. Raney charged several abortion providers and his own insurance company with a conspiracy to extort money from him through the filing of malicious lawsuits. Because the filing of a lawsuit may not state a claim for extortion under the federal RICO statutes, we affirm the district court dismissal of Raney’s complaint under Federal Rule of Procedure 12(b)(6).
For several years, Raney has actively opposed the…
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