UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-30504
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LULA BELLE WARDLAW, The Succession of, through its executor,
Marvin E. Owen,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
THE WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK; J. CLEVELAND LANGLOIS, JR.;
SOUTHERN TROPICAL PETS, INC., doing business as Paradise Pets;
SAM S. BEER, JR.; HALVOR E. MELKILD, III,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Louisiana
(94-CV-2026-N)
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June 9, 1997
Before GARWOOD, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-Appellant, the succession of Lula Belle Wardlaw,
appeals the dismissal under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) of its claim
brought under the civil provisions of the federal Racketeer
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Pursuant to Local Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et
seq. After considering the briefs and oral arguments of the
parties and carefully examining the record, we affirm for
essentially the same reasons as set forth by the district court.
The district court correctly concluded that the plaintiff’s
allegations failed to establish a pattern of racketeering under the
closed-end concept of continuity, and therefore failed to state a
RICO claim. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
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