Legal Opinion
Johnie McDonald v. Alan T. Schencker, Allan L. Grant and Grant & Schencker, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1994No. 93-2156PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Johnie McDonald sued her attorney, Alan T. Schencker, his partner, Allan L. Grant, and their firm, Grant and Schencker, P.C., alleging that Schencker’s excessive bill and certain actions taken by him to secure its payment violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., as well as several pendant state laws. She sought damages in the amount of $11,000 and attempted to treble these under 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). The district court granted Sehencker’s motion to dismiss because McDonald failed to suffi- eiently allege a pattern…
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