Dental Benefit Management, Inc. v. Capri

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

This case involves RICO and antitrust claims against several defendants, one of whom is in bankruptcy. Plaintiff moves to sever its claims against the bankrupt from its claims against the other defendants so it can:proceed to trial against them.

Prior to May 1990, Rudolph J. Capri owned 50 percent of Dental Benefit Management, Inc. (DBMI), a company that administers dental health plans. During this period, Robert Reeves owned Pioneer Busi ness forms, a seller and broker of printing services. From 1979 until May, 1990, DBMI purchased various printing…