Real Property: Commercial Lease-Racial Discrimination-RICO Conspiracy

Several defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint, while plaintiffs cross-moved to join additional defendants and amend their complaint and to request reconsideration of the court’s prior order dismissing a defendant from the action. Plaintiffs were three business entities who sought to lease commercial property in a Kansas City entertainment district. They alleged that they were the victims of a sprawling conspiracy, asserting claims of breach of contract, tortious interference, racial discrimination and violations of state and federal RICO laws.

Where the parties’ lease agreements prohibited plaintiffs from developing the properties for uses other than those expressly permitted under the leases, plaintiffs failed to adequately plead their allegations of improper threats or wrongful conduct.

Defendants’ motions to dismiss granted in part and denied in part, plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend granted in part and denied in part, plaintiffs’ motion to join granted, plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration denied.

Euphoric, LLC v. Westport Community Improvement District (MLW No. 84909/Case No. 4:25-cv-00023-RK – 65 pages) (U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J.)