L.R. Bretz v. United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service

972 F.2d 1337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. L.R. BRETZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION & CONSERVATION SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35353. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 5, 1992. * Decided Aug. 11, 1992. Before FARRIS, WILLIAM A. NORRIS and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 A. The district court did not err in dismissing Bretz's complaint. Bretz never demonstrated during the administrative process that he owned the land, had a valid lease to the land, had the government's permission to farm the land or had any other right of possession to the land. 3 B. The district court concluded that Bretz's complaint was frivolous. As a sanction for this complaint and others which the court found were similar, the court required that Bretz obtain a lawyer or leave of court before filing any further complaints in Montana federal district court or against the…