Alves v. U.S. Dist. Court for Eastern Dist. of California-Fresno

967 F.2d 583 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kathryn M. ALVES; Myrna D. Thomsen; C.T. Kiely; William D. Rippy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-FRESNO, Appellee, Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al., Defendant. No. 90-15916. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 24, 1992. * Decided July 2, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kathryn M. Alves, Myrna D. Thomsen, Carmel T. Kiely, and William D. Rippy appeal pro se the district court's order finding them in contempt and ordering them incarcerated for failure to pay sanctions. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We dismiss this appeal as moot. 3 Appellants filed this action in 1985 against over 100 defendants alleging claims under the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68 , the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 ,…