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BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 1:05CV00066.

545 F.Supp.2d 553 (2008)

BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, Plaintiff, v. Stuart Ray BLANKENSHIP, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Abingdon Division.

April 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Minor, Elliot Lawson & Minor, Bristol, VA, for Plaintiff.

Timothy W. McAfee, Timothy W. McAfee, PLLC, Norton, VA, for Defendants, Kenneth Joseph Stevens, Vansant Lumber Company, and KJ Stephens Associates, LLC.

OPINION

JAMES P. JONES, Chief District Judge.

In this civil RICO action brought by Buchanan County, Virginia, seeking damages from the participants in a bid rigging and bribery scheme, certain of the defendants have moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that the civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961-1968 (West 2000 & Supp.2007) ("RICO" or "Act"), is unconstitutional and that this court lacks jurisdiction...

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