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MAPLEWOOD BANK & TRUST CO. v. ACORN, INC.

207 N.J. Super. 590 (1985)

MAPLEWOOD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, v. ACORN, INC., ET AL, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Essex County.

Decided October 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. White, for plaintiff (Bourne, Noll & Kenyon, attorneys).

Thomas M. DeLuca, for defendant (Deutsch and Mulvaney, attorneys).

ROSEMARY HIGGINS CASS, J.S.C.

This summary judgment motion raises the issue, novel in this State, of whether state courts have concurrent jurisdiction with federal courts in the adjudication of private civil actions pursuant to § 1964(c) of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C.A. § 1961-1968.1 I hold that state courts lack such jurisdiction.

In May 1984 plaintiff Maplewood Bank...

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