Case Name: Stanley J. DALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-19
Citations: 687 F. App'x 617
Docket Number: No. 14-16927
Parties: Stanley J. DALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 687
Pages: 617–618

Head Matter:
Stanley J. DALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-16927
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 11, 2017
Filed April 19, 2017
Stanley J. Dale, Pro Se
Robert W. Shely, I, Litigation Counsel, Bryan Cave LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Rodney Wayne Ott, Esquire, Counsel, Quarles & Brady LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, 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
Stanley J. Dale appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action alleging federal and state law claims related to the modification of his mortgage loan. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Dale's action because Dale failed to allege facts sufficient to state plausible claims for fraud, misrepresentation, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). See id. at 341-42 (although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, a plaintiff must still present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief); see also Kearns v. Ford Motor Co., 567 F.3d 1120, 1125 (9th Cir. 2009) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b)'s particularity requirement applies to RICO claims and state law claims that allege fraudulent conduct).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Dale leave to amend because amendment would have been futile. See Chodos v. West Publ'g Co., Inc., 292 F.3d 992, 1003 (9th Cir. 2002) ("[Wjhen a district court has already granted a plaintiff leave to amend, its discretion in deciding subsequent motions to amend is particularly broad" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); Chappel v. Lab. Corp. of Am., 232 F.3d 719, 725-26 (9th Cir. 2000) (standard of review).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.