Badea v. Flowers

12 F.3d 1105 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John BADEA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy FLOWERS, Defendant, and Ralph Orduno; R.R. Smith, individually and as Detectives of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15431. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 16, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Badea appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint. He claimed violations of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , and civil violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1961 , et seq. We affirm. 3 He predicates his section 1983 claims on allegations that defendants illegally searched his property, and that he never possessed the embosser that formed the basis of his conviction. Badea pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1029 (a)(4)…