SOPER v. SIMMONS INTERN., LTD.

Nos. 83-CV-253, 83-CV-688 and 83-CV-527.

582 F.Supp. 987 (1983)

Paul C. SOPER and David N. Daoud, Plaintiffs, v. SIMMONS INTERNATIONAL, LTD., Thonet Industries, Inc., and Xenel Industries Ltd., all Corporations and James A. Riddering, John E. Riederer, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Manfred J. Sobek, Hisham A. Alireza and Abdullah A. Alireza, Individually, Defendants. Paul C. SOPER and David N. Daoud, Plaintiffs, v. SIMMONS CO., Simmons U.S.A. Corp., and Simmons Universal Corp., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

December 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langan, Grossman, Kinney & Dwyer, Syracuse, N.Y., for plaintiffs; Lisa G. Bradley, Richard Grossman, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel.

Hale & Dorr, Boston, Mass., for defendants Xenel Industries, Ltd., Hisham A. Alireza, and Abdullah A. Alireza; Thomas O'Connor, Boston, Mass., Hancock & Estabrook, James E. Sparks, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel.

Bond, Schoeneck & King, Syracuse, N.Y., for defendants Simmons Intern. Ltd., Thonet Industries, Inc., James A. Riddering, John E. Riederer, Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Manfred J. Sobek, Simmons Co., Simmons U.S.A. Corp., and Simmons Universal Corp.; Thomas E. Myers, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel.


MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

MUNSON, Chief Judge.

Paul C. Soper and David N. Daoud filed the instant lawsuit against various defendants charging them with conspiracy to defraud and violations of the federal racketeering laws, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (1976 & Supp. III 1979). Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331, 1332(a) and (c), and 18 U.S.C. § 1964. On September 12, 1983 this court granted defendants' motion to consolidate...

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