John Badea v. Harvey Cox, Warden Norman Saito Callie Castillo

26 F.3d 129 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Harvey COX, Warden; Norman Saito; Callie Castillo, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55475. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided June 7, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Badea, a former federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in Badea's civil rights action 1 challenging the defendants' denial of his request for placement in a community treatment center ("CTC"). 2 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 3 Badea contends that the defendants' refusal to release him into a CTC (1) violated the Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1961 et seq., and the Nevada Revised State 207.350, because the defendants attempted to extort money from Badea in exchange for his release, (2)…