McCARTHY v. FULLER

Nos. 12-2157, 12-2257, 12-2262.

714 F.3d 971 (2013)

Kevin B. McCARTHY, et al., Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants/Appellees, and Langsenkamp Family Apostolate, et al., Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants/Appellees, v. Patricia Ann FULLER, et al., Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellees/Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Consovoy , Attorney, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC, Michael J. Lewinski , Brian J. Paul , Attorneys, Ice Miller LLP, Bradley M. Stohry , Attorney, Reichel IP LLP, Michael A. Swilt , Attorney, Maginot, Moore & Bowman, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants/Appellees.

Marilyn A. Cramer , Attorney, Cramer Law Group, LLC, Cleveland, OH, for Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellees/Appellants.

Byron H. Done (submitted), Attorney, Law Office of Byron H. Done, San Francisco, CA, Jeffrey S. Lena (submitted), Attorney, Law Office of Jeffrey S. Lena, Berkeley, CA, Alexis Haller (submitted), Attorney, Law Office of Alexis Haller, Woodinville, WA, for Amicus Curiae Holy See.

Before POSNER, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

These three interlocutory appeals arise from a complicated and acrimonious litigation, charging RICO, trademark, and copyright violations along with Indiana torts, that has been percolating in the district court for almost five years. The origins of the litigation go back to 1956, when Sister Mary Ephrem (born Mildred Neuzil), a Catholic Sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus (often referred to just as...

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