CALDERÓN SERRA v. BANCO SANTANDER PUERTO RICO

No. 12-2128.

747 F.3d 1 (2014)

César A. CALDERÓN SERRA, Teresita Palerm Nevares a/k/a Tessie Calderón, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. BANCO SANTANDER PUERTO RICO, d/b/a Santander Puerto Rico Corporation, f/k/a Banco Central Hispano, José R. González; Juan S. Moreno; Maŕia Calero; José álvarez; James Rodríguez; Héctor Calvo; Loan Officer A; Loan Officer B; Loan Officer C; Insurance Company A; Insurance Company B; Insurance Company C, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Osvaldo Carlo Linares , with Carlo Defendini Díaz and Pagán, Ortega & Defendini Law Offices, PSC, on brief, for appellants.

Néstor M. Méndez Gómez and Sara L. Vélez Santiago , with whom Jason R. Aguiló-Suro and Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLC were on brief, for appellees.

Before THOMPSON, LIPEZ, and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.


KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs press a RICO claim against their bank and others over what they claim was an unlawful scheme to lend plaintiffs money in violation of federal margin requirements limiting the extent to which securities can be used as collateral for funds loaned to purchase the securities. Granting a motion to dismiss the complaint, the district court rejected plaintiffs' RICO clam because the claim was based on conduct that would have been actionable...

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