Civil RICO Practice Manual, Third Edition Book

PART I

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

THE STATUTORY BACKGROUND: BASIC CONCEPTS AND THE ENIGMATIC LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

THE OFFENSIVE USE OF RICO

DEFENSES TO CIVIL RICO

THE PROCEDURAL DIMENSIONS OF CIVIL RICO LITIGATION: FROM DISCOVERY PRACTICES THROUGH APPEAL

SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF CIVIL RICO CASES

THE CRIMINAL USES OF RICO AND THEIR RELATION TO CIVIL RACKETEERING LITIGATION

PART II

RACKETEERING INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT

FORMS:

• Model Civil RICO Complaint
• Model Civil RICO Complaint Number Two
• Model RICO Indictment
• RICO Standing Order for Certain Pretrial Matters
• Initial Scheduling Order For Civil RICO Litigation
• Confidentiality and Protective Order for Civil RICO Litigation
• Model Notice of Motion in Support of Defense Motion to Dismiss for Civil RICO Deficiencies
• Model Memorandum of Law in Support of Defense Motion to Dismiss For Civil RICO Deficiencies
• Model Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
• Model Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss
• Pattern Jury Instructions in Civil RICO Litigation
• Settlement Agreement for Complex Civil RICO Litigation

TABLE OF CASES

INDEX