NEW ENGLAND DATA SERVICES, INC. v. BECHER

No. 86-1692.

829 F.2d 286 (1987)

NEW ENGLAND DATA SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Barry BECHER, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Deacon, Jr. with whom Edwards & Angell, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Michael H. Feldhuhn with whom Max Wistow and Wistow & Barylick Inc., Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendants, appellees Barry Becher and Edward Valenti.

Marc DeSisto, with whom Joseph A. Kelly and Carroll, Kelly & Murphy, Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendants, appellees David Schechter and Monarch Investments.

Before BOWNES, BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an order of the Rhode Island District Court dismissing plaintiff New England Data Services, Inc.'s complaint. The complaint alleged a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., ("RICO"), and three state law claims. The district court dismissed the RICO claim for failure to plead the predicate acts of mail and wire fraud with sufficient particularity pursuant...

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