Case Name: Charles Roger JORSS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER; et al., Defendants - Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-22
Citations: 168 F. App'x 825
Docket Number: No. 03-15217
Parties: Charles Roger JORSS, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER; et al., Defendants — Appellees.
Judges: Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 168
Pages: 825–826

Head Matter:
Charles Roger JORSS, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER; et al., Defendants — Appellees.
No. 03-15217.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 13, 2006.
Decided Feb. 22, 2006.
Charles Roger Jorss, lone, CA, pro se.
Constance L. Picciano, Esq., AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General (SAC) Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is substituted for his predecessor, Gray Davis, as Governor for the State of California. See Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Charles Roger Jorss appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action under the screening provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. After de novo review, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), we affirm.
Jorss filed an amended complaint on behalf of other prisoners, identifying himself in the caption as "assisting the plaintiff[s]." The district court properly dismissed the complaint because a plaintiff acting pro se cannot represent others. See Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 876 (9th Cir.1997) ('While a non-attorney may appear pro se on his own behalf, he has no authority to appear as an attorney for others than himself.") (internal quotations and citation omitted).
Jorss's contention that he stated a claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") is without merit. Even were Jorss permitted to proceed pro se as the sole plaintiff, his RICO claim would fail because he did not allege injury to his business or property. See Oscar v. Univ. Students Co-op. Ass'n, 965 F.2d 783, 785 (9th Cir.1992) (en banc) ("injuries to property are not actionable under RICO unless they result in tangible financial loss to the plaintiff' and "personal injuries are not compensable under RICO").
AFFIRMED
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.