Leland S. Damner Joel N. Damner v. State of California U.S. Bankruptcy, Trustee Rudolph Kraft, and Jerome Robertson, Trustee

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leland S. DAMNER; Joel N. Damner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; U.S. Bankruptcy, Trustee; Rudolph Kraft, Defendants, and Jerome Robertson, Trustee, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-16196. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 20, 1996. * Decided May 29, 1996. Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leland and Joel Damner appeal pro se the district court's order denying their request for recusal and granting summary judgment in favor of Jerome E. Robertson, in the Damners' action alleging civil rights and RICO violations by Robertson in his capacity as trustee in several bankruptcy proceedings. We review for abuse of discretion the district court's denial of a recusal motion, Moideen v. Gillespie, 55 F.3d 1478, 1482 (9th Cir.1995), and de novo its grant of summary judgment. Jesinger v. Nevada Fed. Credit Union, 24 F.3d 1127, 1130 (9th…