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al course of business); Colorado ex rel. Woodard Schmidt-Tiago Construction Co„ 108 F.R.D. 731, 734-35 (D.

f protecting the various privileges, and to respond to the personal attacks made upon them individually by Rosenbaum." [DE 125, p. Garfinkel and Katzman will be permitted to inter- vene for the former purpose, but not the latter•. According to the Motion to Intervene, Rosenbaum served as counsel fo

ility to manage its proceed- ings, vindicate its authority, and effectuate its decrees without extending its jurisdic- tion. Keith Jeffrey Lambdin, Katzman Gar- finkel Rosenbaum, John David Mallah, Maitland, FL, for Plaintiff. Bradley Ryan Weiss, Benson Mucci & Associates LLP, Thomas E. Tookey, Coral

2424(CSH), 1996 WL 36312S, at •7 (S.D.N.Y. June 28, 1996) (quoting Hecht v. Commerce Clearing House, 897 F2d 21, 26 n. 4 (2d Cir.1990)); see also Schmidt v. Fleet Bank, 16 F.Supp2d 340, 354 (S.D.N.Y.1998) ("Bare and conclusory alle- gations are insufficient to withstand a mo- tion to dismiss and a pl

"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

. “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: “

v. 2424(CSH), 1996 WL 363128, at *7 (S.D.N.Y. June 28, 1996) (quoting Hecht v. Commerce Clearing House, 897 F.2d 21, 26 n. 4 (2d Cir.1990)); see also Schmidt v. Fleet Bank, 16 F.Supp.2d 340, 354 (S.D.N.Y.1998) (“Bare and conclusory alle- gations are insufficient to withstand a mo- tion to dismiss and a pla