Legal Opinion
Ghouth v. Conticommodity Services, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 6, 1986No. 85 C 10005PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
This is essentially a commodities fraud suit, alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., as well as various pendent common law claims. The defendants ground motions to dismiss on a number of issues, including an issue of great contention in this district, the meaning of “pattern of racketeering activity” in the wake of Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc., — U.S. -, -, n. 14, 105 S.Ct. 3275, 3285, n. 14, 87…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jacobellis v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Jack W. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Margaret Morgan and Burton Morgan v. Bank of Waukegan, a Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Balabanos v. North American Investment Group, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- R.C.M. Executive Gallery Corp. v. Rols Capital Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- In Re VMS Securities LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- In Re National Mortgage Equity Corp. Mortgage Pool Certificates Securities LitigationDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1987
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