MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE ASSOCIATES v. FOULKE

Nos. 86-1174, 86-2070 and 86-2132.

844 F.2d 391 (1988)

MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE ASSOCIATES, S.C., an Illinois Medical Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Douglas J. FOULKE, M.D., Howard J. Croft, M.D., Julio A. Mancera, M.D., William Helvey, M.D., individuals; and Waukegan Associates, Ltd., an Illinois professional corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1988.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Mullen, Burke, Griffin, Chomicz & Wienke, P.C., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Jeffrey D. Colman, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before WOOD, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Medical Emergency Service Associates ("MESA") appeals the trial court's dismissal of its cause of action under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., against four physicians formerly associated with MESA. MESA also appeals the court's award of Rule 11 sanctions against it, and the defendants cross-appeal the sanction award. We affirm.

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