RANEY v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 03-16383 Non-Argument Calendar.

370 F.3d 1086 (2004)

Meredith T. RANEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Allstate Floridian Insurance Company, Ocala Women's Center, Inc., Aware Woman Center for Choice, Inc., Edward W. Windle, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher F. Sapp, Titusville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Bryan Shelton, Candy L. Messersmith, Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, FL, Jacob A. Rose, The Rose Law Firm, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, Andrew William Menyhart, Adrew W. Menyhart, P.A., Merrit Is, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CARNES, BARKETT and HULL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Meredith Raney appeals the district court dismissal of his complaint for extortion under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. Raney charged several abortion providers and his own insurance company with a conspiracy to extort money from him through the filing of malicious lawsuits. Because the filing of a lawsuit may not state a claim for extortion under the federal RICO statutes, we affirm...

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