Salisbury v. Chapman

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Donald Salisbury and a number of other plaintiffs, all of whom claim to be defrauded purchasers in real estate transactions, sue three distinct groups of defendants. Plaintiffs assert claims under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization provisions of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq., and pendent state claims. Defendants have moved to dismiss all claims under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

For the reasons stated in this memorandum…