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Moten v. Ducart

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jun 20, 2018
No. 17-16903 (9th Cir. Jun. 20, 2018)

Opinion

No. 17-16903

06-20-2018

JESSE T. MOTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. E. DUCART; et al., Defendants-Appellees.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 5:16-cv-04821-LHK MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding Before: RAWLINSON, CLIFTON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

California state prisoner Jesse T. Moten appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir. 2011). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Moten's RICO claim because Moten failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief. See Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (though pro se pleadings are to be liberally construed, a plaintiff must still present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief); Living Designs, Inc. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., 431 F.3d 353, 361 (9th Cir. 2005) (elements of a civil RICO claim); Bowne v. Oistead, 125 F.3d 800, 806 (9th Cir. 1997) ("Civil rights violations . . . do not fall within the statutory definition of 'racketeering activity.'").

We reject as meritless Moten's contentions concerning joinder, and Judge Koh's failure to recuse.

We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

Moten's request for judicial notice, set forth in his opening brief, is denied.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Moten v. Ducart

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jun 20, 2018
No. 17-16903 (9th Cir. Jun. 20, 2018)
Case details for

Moten v. Ducart

Case Details

Full title:JESSE T. MOTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. E. DUCART; et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 20, 2018

Citations

No. 17-16903 (9th Cir. Jun. 20, 2018)