Legal Opinion
System Management, Inc. v. Loiselle
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 17, 2001No. Civ.A. 99-10744-WGYPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, ORDER, AND REPORT
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
Several plaintiffs filed a complaint in this Court alleging that the defendant had violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). This Court conducted a non-jury trial and awarded two of the plaintiffs a total of $1,018.56 in treble damages. Sys. Mgmt., Inc. v. Loiselle, 138 F.Supp.2d 78 (D.Mass. Mar.19, 2001), appeal filed, No. 01-1538 (1st Cir. Apr. 10, 2001). Those two plaintiffs now seek $184,231.75 in attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to RICO’s fee-shifting provision, 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). The Court of Appeals has…
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