we have filed a federal 1983 pro se suit against the local fire dept. our first complaint followed the directions on the complaint form given us by the court. we should have known that it was the interrogatory, but it said to just tell the story, no law. so we did. it was a time thing, since we found out that the statute of limitations was about to run out (1 year) when we had another year under other statutes (2 years) we timely filed on the last day, and it was accepted, but restricted defendants that had no cause of action (altho there was cause, it would seem foolish to argue with the judge)- cause was knowing the illegal surround and drown predisposition not to put the fire out, which is against thee law (a firefighter must extinguish all fires to which it is called). they bragged around town that should we catch fire they would let us burn. (just what they did) so we filed an amended complaint de novo which outlined each actors causes succinctly (but still not what it could have been, but we are learning all the time (2 prongs, subjective and objective, well plead, etc. concerning style, conclusionary, etc) so we sit and read for days, yes, weeks trying to pick up nuances, and i absorb this course. just wish i knew how to add the defendants on a third complaint attempt (i know, it is best to get it right the first time- but being in pauperis pro se seems to allow some leeway)we have five defendants, but some who were not allowed should have been and some who were were not (ever see a sentence w/2 weres in a row?)we did get the chief proponents included, and that just may be a good thing. but later on in the trial might we want the witnesses that could be willing to tell truths remain? (that we could let out of the suit)
* Last updated by: BOB8 on 2/15/2015 @ 7:05 PM *

does a rico charge necessarily require direct monetary gain for the proponents? could the gain be of a social context?

There are about 35 criminal charges identified in R.I.C.O.

BOB8:

under what jurisdiction do fire-fighters fall under?

try this research:
Racketeering Influenced & Corrupt Organization Act
18 U.S. Code Chapter 96 : all the info you need is there

Also, have you taken your issue to the public municipal meeting? You have a right to express your concern because you pay municipal taxes.