Ricotta

ORDER

On November 5, 1997, Thomas Rieotta (“Plaintiff’) filed an Amended Complaint (“Am.Compl.”) alleging the following four causes of action: 1) violations of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , 2) violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, (“RICO”) 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (c), 3) conspiracy to interfere with his civil rights pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1985 and 1986, and 4) a cause of action for equitable, injunctive, declaratory relief and restitution. In his Amended Complaint Plaintiff names eighteen Defendants who allegedly harmed him during dissolution proceedings initiated by his former wife on April 30,1991, and culminated in September of 1996. For the purpose of this Order the Court has categorized the eighteen Defendants into four separate groups identified as: 1) the “County,” 2) the “State,” 3) the “Bar” and, 4) the “Individuals.”

This matter comes before the Court on all Defendants’ (except Fred Weedon) motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) & 12(b)(6). The Defendants have all filed various notices of motions, memorandums of points and authorities, and notices of joinder in each others motions and…