Donald E. Jones v. County of Los Angeles Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sherman Block, Sheriff Lawrence C. Delmese

42 F.3d 1400 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Donald E. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Sherman Block, Sheriff; Lawrence C. Delmese, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1994. * Decided Nov. 25, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Donald E. Jones appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his claim brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1961-1968 , against defendants, Sherman Block, the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, numerous deputies, his former defense counsel Michael Friedman, and various other county and city of Hawthorne officials and departments. Jones contends that the district court erred by finding that his complaint and RICO statement failed to sufficiently identify Block and Friedman or to plead any…