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COX et al v. SHERMAN CAPITAL LLC et al

BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Relating to Plaintiffs' Rico Fraud and Constructive Fraud Claims

71 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 266,796 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 279,848 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

  3. Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co.

    473 U.S. 479 (1985)   Cited 4,285 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the fact that a statute can be "applied in situations not expressly anticipated by Congress does not demonstrate ambiguity. It demonstrates breadth."

  4. United States v. Turkette

    452 U.S. 576 (1981)   Cited 2,752 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a RICO enterprise must exist "separate and apart" from the pattern of racketeering activity

  5. Reves v. Ernst Young

    507 U.S. 170 (1993)   Cited 1,436 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the defendant "participates" if he "directs" the pattern of racketeering activity

  6. E.E.O.C. v. Concentra Health

    496 F.3d 773 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 2,770 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff alleging retaliation under Title VII "must provide some specific description" of the protected activity

  7. General Elect. Capital v. Lease Resolution

    128 F.3d 1074 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,550 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that constructive fraudulent transfer pleadings complied with Rule 9(b) where the complaint alleged that the transferor did not receive reasonably equivalent value and that the transfers "rendered [the transferor] insolvent and effectively precluded" it from paying its debts

  8. Bissessur v. Indiana Univ. Bd.

    581 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 889 times
    Holding that to state a claim, a plaintiff must plead sufficient factual content that "allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged"

  9. Airborne v. AT&T

    499 F.3d 663 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 865 times
    Finding that defendant suffered real prejudice by endless amendments and motion practice regarding the complaint

  10. DiLeo v. Ernst Young

    901 F.2d 624 (7th Cir. 1990)   Cited 1,605 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding accountants owe no duty "to search and sing"

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 361,487 times   960 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 40,128 times   335 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

  13. Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

    18 U.S.C. § 1962   Cited 16,273 times   61 Legal Analyses
    Specifying prohibited activities

  14. Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1692   Cited 15,261 times   143 Legal Analyses
    Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"

  15. Section 1341 - Frauds and swindles

    18 U.S.C. § 1341   Cited 13,693 times   104 Legal Analyses
    Relating to mail fraud

  16. Section 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television

    18 U.S.C. § 1343   Cited 12,547 times   173 Legal Analyses
    Barring fraudulent schemes "for obtaining money or property"

  17. Section 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence

    18 U.S.C. § 1951   Cited 12,029 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Defining extortion in ACCA as “the obtaining of something of value from another, with his consent, induced by the wrongful use or threatened use of force against the person or property of another ”

  18. Section 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1681   Cited 6,559 times   198 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"

  19. Section 2314 - Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys, fraudulent State tax stamps, or articles used in counterfeiting

    18 U.S.C. § 2314   Cited 3,126 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Criminalizing the transportation, transmission, or transfer of goods "in interstate or foreign commerce"

  20. Section 6801 - Protection of nonpublic personal information

    15 U.S.C. § 6801   Cited 508 times   52 Legal Analyses
    Limiting information sharing by financial institutions without prior consent by customers