Rickey Leon Scott v. California State Lotto

19 F.3d 1441 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rickey Leon SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA STATE LOTTO, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17255. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1994. * Decided March 18, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Rickey Leon Scott, a pro se prisoner, appeals from the district court's dismissal with prejudice of his complaint against the California State Lottery and its officials. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. 1 3 Appellant filed this action against the California Lottery Commission and its agents pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , alleging corrupt business practices and violations of the Securities and Exchange Act based on appellees' failure to honor his $25,000 claim in 1989. 2 4 The district court, finding that appellant is indigent, granted appellant's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See…