Kahre

Kahre v. Swiss Casinos of America, Inc.

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162 F. App'x 782
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 13, 2006No. 05-15401California266 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Robert Kahre appeals pro se from the district court’s order imposing sanctions and it’s pre-filing review order entered against him. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion. Gomez v. Vernon, 255 F.3d 1118, 1133-34 (9th Cir.2001) (sanctions order); Moy v. United States, 906 F.2d 467, 469 (9th Cir.1990) (pre-filing review order). We affirm.

On more than one occasion the district court determined that Kahre’s claims were frivolous, without merit, and filed in bad faith. See Gomez, 255 F.3d at 1133-34 . Under the circumstances, the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing sanctions against Kahre. Id.

The district court also did not abuse its discretion in entering a pre-filing review order against Kahre because he had notice that the district court was considering entering such an order and had an opportunity to oppose it. See De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir.1990). In addition, the district court specifically identified numerous filings by Kahre that the district court found to be frivolous and without merit and the order is narrowly tailored to “prevent infringement on [Kahre’s] right of…

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