Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 1961 18 U.S.C. § 1961(5) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1738 Supreme Court 449 U.S. 90, 96 473 U.S. 479, 496 483 U.S. 143, 156 521 U.S. 179, 194 528 U.S. 549, 553-560 Circuit Courts 614 F.2d 677, 682 627 F.2d 1036, 1041 23 F.3d 335, 337 240 F.3d 871, 876 349 F.3d 1253, 1257 468 F.3d 1226, 1234 492 F.3d 986, 995 495 F.3d 1182, 1186 528 F.3d 712, 724 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)