ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH CLAIMANTS v. MOYLAN

No. 95-1373.

71 F.3d 1398 (1995)

ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH CLAIMANTS, an unincorporated association, Appellant, v. James MOYLAN; Alfred H. Adams; Douglas G. Alford; Darrell D. Anderson; Denis K. Appelbee; Roy L. Ashcraft; William C. Beckman; Kenlon L. Hake; Allan C. Roemmich; Timothy R. Spoeneman; Kenneth A. Wellman; Dennis O'Neal; Commerce Savings, Columbus, Inc.; Commerce Savings, Lincoln, Inc.; Commerce Savings, Scottsbluff, Inc.; Commerce Group, Inc.; First National Bank, of Grand Island, Inc.; Provident Federal Savings Bank, Inc.; Union National Bank & Trust Company, Inc.; First National Bank, of Omaha, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Gibson, Lincoln, NE, argued for appellant.

Gerald P. Laughlin, Omaha, NE, argued for appellees.

Before FAGG, BOWMAN and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is one of several cases spawned by the failure of Commonwealth Savings Company (Commonwealth), a state-chartered industrial loan and investment company located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the District Court1 erred when it held that appellant's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claim, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (1988), is barred by the statute...

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