SOPER v. SIMMONS INTERN., LTD.

Nos. 84 Civ. 0070 (LBS) to 84 Civ. 0072 (LBS).

632 F.Supp. 244 (1986)

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, 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, S.D. New York.

February 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Langan, Grossman, Kinney & Dwyer, P.C., Syracuse, N.Y. (Lisa G. Bradley, of counsel), Norman D. Fiedler, P.C., New York City (Norman D. Fiedler, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Parker, Auspitz, Neesemann & Delehanty, P.C., New York City, (John M. Delehanty, of counsel), for 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., Simmons Universal Corp.

Shanley & Fisher, P.C., New York City (Arthur R. Schmauder, of counsel), Hale & Dorr, Boston, Mass. (Thomas N. O'Connor, of counsel), for Xenel Industries, Ltd., Hisham A. Alireza, Abdullah A. Alireza.


SAND, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Paul Soper and David Daoud, filed their complaints in the Northern District of New York in 1983 alleging common law conspiracy to defraud and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 ("RICO"). In a Memorandum Decision and Order of December 21, 1983, the Honorable Howard G. Munson, Chief Judge, (1) denied defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' RICO claim for failure to...

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