Joseph A. Ryan v. David C. Schutter

12 F.3d 1108 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph A. RYAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David C. SCHUTTER, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16102. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 4, 1993. * Decided Dec. 13, 1993. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Attorney Joseph A. Ryan appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action against a former client, her attorneys, the president of the Hawaii state bar association, and various Doe defendants. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and imposed sanctions in the amount of $1,668.85, the amount of attorney's fees and costs incurred by the defendants in this action. 3 We review de novo the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990). We review the imposition…