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# FI LED DE C 29 2009 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS/ Res ea r ch 08- 56582 2 d e s ig n a tin g h im av e x a tio u s litig a n t. W e h a v e ju r is d ic tio n u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o th e d is m is s a l, Sh an ks v. D ress el , 54 0 F . 3d 10 82 , 10 86 (9th C i r. 20 08 ), and revi ew for an abu se of di sc re t i on the entryof the pre-f i l i ng order, Mol s kiv . E v e r

gr e e n D y nas t yC or p. , 50 0 F . 3d10 47 , 10 56 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( per c u r ia m ) . W e m a ya f

f irm o n a n yg r o u n ds u p p o rte db yth e r e c o r d . O ’G ui nn v. L o velo ck C o rr. C tr. , 5 0 2 F. 3 d1 0 5 6 , 1 0 5 9 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 7 ) . W e a f f i rm. T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y di sm i ss ed the ac t i on because T at e f ai l ed t o p l ea d f a c ts to s ta te aR I C O c la im a g a in s t th e d e f e n d a n ts . Se e T

urne rv . C ook , 362 F . 3d 12 19 , 12 28 -31 (9th C i r. 20 04 ) ( di sc ussi ng el em ent s of aR IC O cl ai m ); Mos s v . U . S. Secr et Serv . , 5 7 2 F . 3 d9 6 2 , 9 6 9 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) (st at i n g th ata co m p l ai n tm u st al l ege f ac t s thatar e “ pl ausi bl y s ug gest i ve of a cl ai m ent i t l i ng the pl ai nt i ff t o rel i ef ” ( c i t i ng A s hc r of

t v . I qbal , 12 9 S . C t . 19 37 , 19 49 (200 9))) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de c l a r i ng T a t e ave xa t i ous litig a n t a n de n te r in g ap r e - f ilin g o r d e ra g a in s t h im . See M ol ski , 500 F . 3d a t1057- 61 . T he courtprov i ded T at e w i th n ot i ce and an o pp ortun i ty t o res po nd , di sc usse d T a t e ’ s num e r ous pr i orl a w s ui t s , f ound the l a w s ui t s t o be f r i vol ous a nd ha r a s s i ng, a n dn a rr o w lyta ilo r e dits o r d e rto a d d r e s s T a te ’s p a rtic u la rab u s e s . Se e i d. T at e’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s are un pers uasi ve./ Res ea r ch 08- 56582 3 T a te ’s r e q u e s ts f

o rju d ic ia l n o tic e a r e d e n ie d . Se e Santa Moni c a Food N ot B om bs v. C i t

y of Sa nta Mon i ca , 450 F . 3d 1022, 1025 n. 2 ( 9th C i r . 2006) ( de c l i ni ng t o t a ke j udi c i a l not i c e of doc um e nt s tha tw e r e notr e l e va ntt o the r e s ol ut i on of the appeal ). T a te ’s m o tio n to c o n s o lid a te ap p e a ls is d e n ie da s m o o t. AF F I RME D.