United States Seventh Circuit

In an action brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, district court's dismissal of the racketeering suit as untimely is affirmed where the four year statute of limitations for a civil RICO cause of action began to run when the plaintiffs discovered in 1997 that they had been injured by the defendants.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2009
• Decided 03/19/2009
• Published 03/19/2009

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Curtis L. Blood, Blood Law Office, Collinsville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Charles Amera, Madison, WI, pro se., Anne E. Amera, Madison, WI, pro se., Virginia Heitkamp Holland, Scalis Mount, IL, pro se., Robert Hummel, Villa Park, IL, pro se., Kenneth Kluesner, Bloomington, WI, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy J. Patenode, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Zachary T. Fardon, Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.