Case Name: Frederick James STAVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-04-26
Citations: 472 F. App'x 793
Docket Number: No. 10-56910
Parties: Frederick James STAVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 472
Pages: 793–794

Head Matter:
Frederick James STAVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-56910.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 17, 2012.
Filed April 26, 2012.
Frederick James Staves, Waymart, PA, pro se.
Calvin House, Nicholle Safavi Mineiro, Esquire, Gutierrez Preciado & House, LLP, Pasadena, CA, Wendy Shapero, Esquire, Kjehl Thomas Johansen, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Gilbert M. Nishimura, Esquire, Seki Nishimura & Watase, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Ruben Palomares, Herlong, CA, pro se.
Rodrigo Duran, Moorpark, CA, pro se.
Before: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Frederick James Staves appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") on statute of limitations grounds. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 926 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Staves's claims as time-barred because Staves filed this action over nine years after the claims accrued. See Canatella v. Van De Kamp, 486 F.3d 1128, 1132-33 (9th Cir.2007) (civil rights claims that were more than one-year old as of January 1, 2003 are governed by California's previous one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims); Pincay v. Andrews, 238 F.3d 1106, 1108 (9th Cir.2001) (the statute of limitations for civil RICO actions is four years). Further, Staves failed to establish that he used due diligence to uncover the allegedly concealed facts. See Volk v. D.A. Davidson & Co., 816 F.2d 1406, 1415-16 (9th Cir.1987).
Staves's remaining contentions, including that the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion for a default judgment, are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.