Fischer

Fischer v. Administrative Offices of the United States Courts

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80 F. App'x 606
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 13, 2003No. 03-56031; D.C. No. CV-02-00691-OMPCalifornia343 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Janet I. Fischer appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing her civil rights and racketeering action against almost 100 defendants, 1 including state and federal judges, prosecutors, court administrative personnel and private attorneys in California, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim. Seinfeld v. Bartz, 322 F.3d 693, 696 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.

*608 The district court properly dismissed Fischer’s claim that the defendants conspired in a racketeering enterprise to violate her civil rights and the rights of various third parties because, the claim is based on conclusory allegations unsupported by facts sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss, see Ivey v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Alaska, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir.1982), and because, subject to exceptions not applicable here, Fischer lacks standing to bring civil rights claims on behalf of third parties, see Voigt v. Savell, 70 F.3d 1552, 1564-65 (9th Cir.1995).

The district court properly dismissed Fischer’s section 1983 claim alleging that state authorities seized her property and…

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