POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Hemmings, filed a complaint against the defendant, Barian, in a federal district court in Wisconsin. The complaint has two counts. The first alleges a violation of the RICO statute (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. The second alleges common law fraud, and bases federal jurisdiction on both diversity of citizenship (28 U.S.C. § 1332) and the judge-made doctrine of...
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