St. Germain v. Howard’s Empirical Analysis
556 F.3d 261 · 2009
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1367
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Conley v. Gibson · Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · Vanderbrook v. Unitrin Preferred Insurance · McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. v. Quarles
Most-quoted passages
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“RICO’s legislative history reveals Congress’ intent that to prove a pattern of racketeering activity a plaintiff or prosecutor must show that the racketeering predicates are related, and that they amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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