FEINSTEIN v. RESOLUTION TRUST CORP.

Nos. 91-1030, 91-1181.

942 F.2d 34 (1991)

William C. FEINSTEIN, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Howland with whom Leslie A. McLellan and Richard M. Howland, P.C., were on brief, Amherst, Mass., for plaintiffs, appellants.

Paul R. Devin with whom Deborah S. Griffin, Lon A. Berk and Peabody & Arnold, were on brief, Boston, Mass., for defendant, appellee Resolution Trust Corp.

Thomas M. Elcock with whom Jean M. Kelley, Cheryl A. Enright and Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, were on brief, Boston, Mass., for defendants, appellees Patrick Evans and Swartz, Evans, Dickinson, Parmeter, Tinker & Timmerman, P.C.

Stephen W. Gebo with whom Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall, Watertown, N.Y., and Barnes & Etheredge, Northampton, Mass., were on brief, for defendants, appellees Carthage Federal Sav. and Loan Ass. and Edwin W. Sweet.

Before SELYA and CYR, Circuit Judges, and KEETON, District Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

These appeals test the pleading threshold for civil actions brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968. After studying the threshold's architecture, we affirm the district court's dismissal of the plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state an actionable claim.

I. BACKGROUND

We summarize the facts consistent with our obligation under the jurisprudence of Fed.R...

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