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Stein v. World-Wide Plumbing Supply Inc.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided December 2, 2014No. 13 Civ. 6795(BMC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

COGAN, District Judge.

This action, in which plaintiff brings civil RICO claims predicated on violations of various human trafficking prohibitions contained in Chapter 77 of Title 18 of the United States Code, is before me on motions to dismiss by four of the named defendants. Plaintiff has filed an Amended Complaint against 13 individuals and entities, as well as a number of John Does. The bulk of the Amended Complaint centers on the conduct of Yoel Weiss, plaintiffs husband. Yoel’s uncle and aunt, defendants Chaim and Suri Lefkowitz, along with World-Wide…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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  4. Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Jeffrey Hecht v. Commerce Clearing House, Inc., William Miller, Louis Ceccoli, and Stanley StephensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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