Columbus Sanders v. Los Angeles Unified School District

979 F.2d 855 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Columbus SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55790. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 6, 1992. * Decided Nov. 19, 1992. 1 Before O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and ZILLY, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Columbus Sanders appeals pro se the dismissal of his action raising RICO ( 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962 and 1964), civil rights, handicap and employment discrimination, and state law claims. Sanders's case arises from his alleged emotional distress caused by employment conditions. We conclude that the appeal is timely and we affirm. FACTS 4 Appellant Sanders is a former Los Angeles School District teacher who taught in the district for twenty years. He is an African-American man in his late 40s. Sanders alleges that beginning in 1985, when a new principal was assigned to the elementary school where he…