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Closed-ended continuity is demonstrated by predicate acts that 'amount to continued criminal activity' by a particular defendant. To satisfy closed-ended continuity, the plaintiff must prove 'a series of related predicates extending over a substantial period of time. Predicate acts extending over a few weeks or months . . . do not satisfy this requirement.' See H.J., Inc., 492 U.S. at 239, 242.

To establish closed-ended continuity, 'a plaintiff must provide some basis for a court to conclude that defendants' activities were 'neither isolated or sporadic.'' GICC Capital Corp. v. Technology Finance Group, Inc., 67 F.3d 463, 467 (2d Cir. 1995). Since ...