Plaintiffs brought a civil action pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), alleging that defendants fraudulently induced plaintiffs into executing mortgages and keeping or using the proceeds of the mortgages for their benefit.

Plaintiffs now moved to compel the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, a non-party to the case, to produce documents related to a past criminal investigation of one defendant, purportedly arising out of the same transactions and occurrences complained of in the instant civil matter.