SUSAN POLK V. LINDA DALY, No. 13-15602 (9th Cir. 2014)
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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 14 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SUSAN MAE POLK, No. 13-15602 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 4:12-cv-00193-PJH v. MEMORANDUM* LINDA DALY; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 7, 2014** Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Susan Mae Polk appeals pro se from the district court s judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging claims regarding the sale of family property to reimburse county officials for her criminal defense costs related to her conviction for the second degree murder of her husband. We * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000), and may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2000). We affirm. Dismissal of Polk s claims under §§ 1983 and 1985 for alleged violations of her First, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments rights, and for a conspiracy to discriminate based on religious animus, was proper because Polk failed to file this action within the applicable two-year statute of limitations, or establish grounds for equitable tolling or equitable estoppel. See Douglas v. Noelle, 567 F.3d 1103, 1109 (9th Cir. 2009) (§ 1983 claim accrues when the plaintiff knows or should know of the injury that is the basis of the cause of action); Taylor v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 993 F.2d 710, 711 (9th Cir. 1993) (per curiam) (California s statute of limitations for personal injury actions governs claims brought under §§ 1983 and 1985); see also Lukovsky v. City & County of San Francisco, 535 F.3d 1044, 1051-52 (9th Cir. 2008) (discussing requirements for equitable tolling and equitable estoppel under California law); Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1 (two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims). The district court properly dismissed Polk s claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ) because, despite numerous 2 13-15602 amendments, Polk failed to allege sufficient facts to show that defendants conducted an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity or the collection of an unlawful debt. See Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., 473 U.S. 479, 496 (1985) (setting forth elements of a civil RICO claim under); Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th Cir. 2004) (court need not accept as true allegations that are conclusory, unwarranted deductions of fact, or unreasonable inferences). Polk s contentions regarding defendants alleged violation of the Hobbs Act, the district court s alleged failure to grant an additional extension of time to further amend her complaint, and the allegedly premature dismissal of her action before the commencement of discovery are unpersuasive. AFFIRMED. 3 13-15602
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