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th Cir. 2006) 11 United States v. McElvain, 272 U.S. 633 (1926) 15 United States v. Miller, 911 F.3d 638 (1st Cir. 2018) 10 United States v. Mogan, 393 F.3d 192 (D.C. Cir. 2004) 13, 14 United States v. Napolitano, 761 F.2d 135 (2d Cir. 1985) 8 United States v. Pierre-Louis, 2018 WL 40431

ed that the legislative history at issue did not clearly evidence Congress' intent regarding retroactivity. Id. That is not the case here. As Judge Katzman of the Second Circuit has recognized, unambiguous legislative history should not be disregarded: When courts construe statutes in ways that respect

tion to the FSIA applies to negate the Kingdom's immunity. "[S]overeign immunity under the FSIA is immunity from suit, not just from liabili- ty." Moran a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 27 F.3d 169, 172 (5th Cir.1994). Because there were no factual disputes raised in the Court's resolution of this motion

"Civil RICO is an unusually potent weapon ... 'courts should strive to flush out frivo- lous RICO allegations at an early stage of the litigation." Katzman v. Victoria's Se- cret, 167 F.R.D. 649, 655 (S.D.N.Y.1996). [74] The Federal complaint asserts a RICO claim under § 1962(a), which states in part

ception to the FSIA applies to negate the Kingdom’s immunity. “[Slovereion immunity under the FSIA is immunity from suit, not just from liabili- ty.” Moran v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 27 F.3d 169, 172 th Cir.1994). Because there were no factual disputes raised in the Court’s resolution of this motion, no

. “Civil RICO is an unusually potent weapon . ‘courts should strive to flush out frivo- lous RICO allegations at an early stage of the litigation.’” Katzman v. Victoria’s Se- cret, 167 F.R.D. 649, 655 (S.D.N.Y.1996). [74] The Federal complaint asserts a RICO claim under § 1962(a), which states in part: “