Burton H. Wolfe v. Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters

981 F.2d 1261 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 8161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Burton H. WOLFE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16261. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1992. Decided Dec. 7, 1992. Before BOOCHEVER, NOONAN and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This is a civil RICO action under 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (c) by a taxicab driver against his former union and his former employer alleging violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (c). The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, denied leave to amend the complaint, denied the appellant's discovery request, refused to appoint counsel for the appellant, and awarded costs to the appellee. We affirm. FACTS 3 Burton H. Wolfe drove a cab for DeSoto Cab Company of San Francisco, California, from 1970 through 1985. DeSoto's collective bargaining agreement with Chauffeurs' Local 265 of the…