A scheduled hearing for summary judgment on the University Gardens case was delayed Wednesday afternoon when the case was sent to a federal district court.
James Michael Moore, a tenant to whom Vodicka gave a one-fiftieth interest in a condo in September of this year, filed the motion to remove the case on the basis of a RICO claim against SMU.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO, was signed into law by President Nixon in 1970 as a part of the 1970 Organized Crime Control Act.
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