643 F. Supp. 63 - De Muro v. Hutton’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 2
Relies on Sedima Sprl v. Imrex Company Inc · American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago v. Haroco Inc · Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank & Trust Co. · Bennett v. United States Trust Co. · Bruss Co. v. Allnet Communication Services, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It shall be unlawful for any person through a pattern of racketeering activity ... to acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise which is engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he contention that paying brokers’ commissions and financing the operation of an office is sufficient to state a cause of action under 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (a) would turn every churning case into a RICO case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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