Bruno v. Starr, et al, No. 05-30996 (5th Cir. 2006)
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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT May 9, 2006 _____________________ Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-30996 ____________________ VINCENT BRUNO; Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL STARR, RMS HOLDINGS, L.L.C., W. CHRISTOPHER BEARY, JAMES STARR, CAJUN RADIO CORPORATION, RUTH STARR, GREG GARRETT, ROBERT WILKINS, and WILKINS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.; Defendants-Appellees, __________________ Appeals from the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Louisiana __________________ Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:1 This case arises out of a dispute over the control of a radio station. Vincent Bruno, one co-owner of the station, brought RICO claims against Michael Starr, another co-owner of the station, and various others who Bruno alleges conspired to transfer the radio station to another company over his objection. Starr moved to dismiss Bruno s claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for, inter 1 alia, failure to plead the Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. 1 continuity required granted the motion. of a RICO claim, and the district court Because Bruno s claims as plead are clearly foreclosed by this court s precedent, see, e.g., Delta Truck & Tractor, Inc. v. J.I. Case Co., 855 F.2d 241, 243-44 (5th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1079 (1989) (finding no continuity in multiple predicate acts that were part and parcel of a single, discrete and otherwise lawful commercial transaction ), we affirm on the basis of the district court s opinion. AFFIRMED. 2
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