O'Brien
O'Brien v. Visa International Corp.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Edward Michael O’Brien appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his action alleging that defendants conspired to violate antitrust laws by sending him unsolicited e-mail messages. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim. Gompper v. VISX, Inc., 298 F.3d 893, 895 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed O’Brien’s claim that defendants conspired to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act because O’Brien failed to allege a restraint of trade or commerce, see Columbia River People’s Util. Dist. v. Portland Gen. Elec. Co., 217 F.3d 1187, 1189-90 (9th Cir.2000), or that defendants conspired to monopolize trade, see Paladin Assocs., Inc. v. Montana Power Co., 328 F.3d 1145 , 1158 (9th Cir.2003).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in failing to offer O’Brien the opportunity to amend his complaint because any amendment would have been futile. See Outdoor Sys. Inc. v. City of Mesa, 997 F.2d 604 , 614 (9th Cir.1993).
We reject O’Brien’s request that the district court judge be disqualified because *84 he may have had a credit card issued by one or more…