H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

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H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the "pattern of racketeering activity" requirement under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

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H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. canonical 1

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instanceOf RICO case ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
areaOfLaw civil RICO ⓘ
federal criminal law ⓘ
citation 106 L. Ed. 2d 195 ⓘ
109 S. Ct. 2893 ⓘ
492 U.S. 229 ⓘ
clarifiedConcept pattern of racketeering activity under RICO ⓘ
concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
Antonin Scalia ⓘ
John Paul Stevens ⓘ
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1989-06-26 ⓘ
decisionType unanimous decision ⓘ
defendant Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. ⓘ
docketNumber 87-1252 ⓘ
holding A RICO pattern of racketeering activity requires proof of relationship among predicate acts and continuity of the racketeering activity, but does not require multiple schemes. ⓘ
A single scheme can satisfy the RICO pattern requirement if the relationship and continuity requirements are met. ⓘ
Predicate acts may form a RICO pattern if they amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity. ⓘ
issue How to define continuity and relationship among predicate acts under RICO. ⓘ
Whether multiple schemes are required to establish a RICO pattern of racketeering activity. ⓘ
joinedByInMajority Antonin Scalia ⓘ
Byron R. White ⓘ
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
John Paul Stevens ⓘ
Sandra Day O'Connor ⓘ
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
keyword RICO pattern ⓘ
continuity plus relationship test ⓘ
racketeering activity ⓘ
legalSubject Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ⓘ
pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ
lowerCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
plaintiff H.J. Inc. ⓘ
precedentFor interpretation of RICO pattern requirement in later federal cases ⓘ
proceduralPosture On certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ
relatedConcept closed-ended continuity ⓘ
open-ended continuity ⓘ
statuteInterpreted 18 U.S.C. § 1961 ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 1962 ⓘ
voteDissent 0 ⓘ
voteMajority 9 ⓘ
yearDecided 1989 ⓘ

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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act → notableUseInCase → H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. ⓘ