Legal Opinion
Walker v. Hallmark Bank & Trust, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 29, 2010No. Case 09-61978-CIVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT HALLMARK BANK & TRUST, LTD.’S MOTION TO DISMISS
JAMES I. COHN, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss [DE 16-1] filed by Defendant Hallmark Bank & Trust, Ltd. (“Hallmark”). The Court has considered the Motion, Plaintiffs Response [DE 22], Hallmark’s Reply [DE 26], the record in this case, and is otherwise advised in the premises.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff alleges that he was the victim of a Ponzi scheme which was operated out of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Complaint asserts causes of action under Florida law for civil RICO violations,…
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