Reich v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis
858 F.3d 55 · 2017
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1965 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Sedima Sprl v. Imrex Company Inc · Hj Inc v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company · 134 S. Ct. 746 - Daimler AG v. Bauman · United States v. Indelicato · Docket No. 03-7897(l)
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]here the enterprise primarily conducts a legitimate business, there must be some evidence from which it may be inferred that the predicate acts were the regular way of operating that business, or that the nature of the predicate acts themselves implies a threat of continued criminal activity.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We review de novo the dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Vertical relatedness requires that the defendant was enabled to commit the offense solely because of his position in the enterprise or his involvement in or control over the enterprise's affairs, or because the offense related to the activities of the enterprise.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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