Van Beek v. Ag-Credit Bonus Partners

MEMORANDUM **

Appellant Gys Jansen Van Beek seeks review of the district court’s April 9, 2008, 2008 WL 1701738 , order dismissing his civil action with prejudice.

Van Beek filed a complaint under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against several defendants and “all others who are similarly situated to Judge Lodge, Meyer, and Po-gue who use their positions for purposes of racketeering” and sought $15,000,000 in damages.

A review of the briefing and appellant’s response to the court’s August 11, 2008 order to show cause indicates that the questions raised in this appeal are so insubstantial as not to require further argument, we affirm the district court’s order. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard).

With respect to the dismissal of appellant’s RICO claims against the federal defendants based on insufficient service of process, the district court did not abuse its discretion. See Rio Prop., Inc. v. Rio Int’l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1014 (9th Cir. 2002).

We review the district court’s decision on judicial and prosecutorial immunity de novo. See Milstein v. Cooley, 257 F.3d 1004, 1007 (9th…