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GAMBOA v. VELEZ

No. 05-1690.

457 F.3d 703 (2006)

Ronny GAMBOA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos VELEZ, Chicago Police Officer # 20162, R. Rodriguez, Chicago Police Officer # 20230, Paul Lopez, Chicago Police Officer # 2001, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Becker (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jane E. Notz, Christopher S. Norborg (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

After a jury acquitted Ronny Gamboa of murder, Gamboa sued several Chicago police detectives under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. He claimed that the detectives lied and otherwise conspired in their investigation and testimony to falsely accuse him and others of committing the murder. The detectives moved to dismiss, arguing that Gamboa had failed to state a RICO claim. The...

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