District Court, N.D. Illinois October 28, 1981, 81 C 2157 (Salisbury v. Chapman)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Donald Salisbury and a number of other plaintiffs, all of whom claim to be defrauded purchasers in real estate transactions, sue three distinct groups of defendants. Plaintiffs assert claims under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization provisions of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq.