It doesn't get any better - motions to recuse and RICO varieties

I've JUST posted a blog about suspended attorney John Aretakis - who was repeatedly muzzled, sanctioned and ultimately suspended in New York for his vigorous defense of sex abuse victims in the Catholic church scandal.

Now a new method of silencing attorneys for making motions to recuse has been invented - to sue them for RICO, see what RICO is here.

Great.

When John Aretakis, as a civil rights attorney, or I as a civil rights attorney, or other civil rights attorneys suspended for criticism of the government, sue in federal courts for RICO - lawsuits nearly always are dismissed on "pleading insufficiency" grounds.

The plaintiff went so far as including even a minor child into the "racketeering enterprise".  So, when you are suing for custody, you can sue a child for allegedly interfering with your lawsuit?  Sweet.

Here, a lawsuit against an attorney, and other alleged members of the "enterprise" proceeds, where, as part of the conspiracy, making motions to recuse is alleged - and it is OK with the federal court to allow that lawsuit to proceed, obviously.

So, there is RICO and RICO, I guess.

If you are suing judges and the government - that's a bad RICO, to be dismissed, and you will be sanctioned.

If you are suing an attorney who is seeking to recuse a judge - that's a good RICO.