Case Name: Edward Michael O'BRIEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VISA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-05-16
Citations: 146 F. App'x 82
Docket Number: No. 04-55081; D.C. No. CV-03-05020-R
Parties: Edward Michael O’BRIEN, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. VISA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION et al., Defendants—Appellees.
Judges: Before PREGERSON, CANBY, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 146
Pages: 82–84

Head Matter:
Edward Michael O’BRIEN, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. VISA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION et al., Defendants—Appellees.
No. 04-55081.
D.C. No. CV-03-05020-R.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 9, 2005.
Decided May 16, 2005.
Edward Michael O’Brien, Santa Barbara, CA, pro se.
Thomas D. Nevins, Mona Solouki, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, San Francisco, CA, Jason D. Russell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Heather Marie Menard, Jennifer A. Ratner, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP, Jeffrey A. Vinnick, Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Peter E. Greene, Peter S. Julian, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, Douglas C. Emhoff, Brian M. Colligan, Whitwell Jacoby Emhoff LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, for Defendants—Appellees.
Before PREGERSON, CANBY, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Edward Michael O'Brien appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action alleging that defendants conspired to violate antitrust laws by sending him unsolicited e-mail messages. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim. Gompper v. VISX, Inc., 298 F.3d 893, 895 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed O'Brien's claim that defendants conspired to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act because O'Brien failed to allege a restraint of trade or commerce, see Columbia River People's Util. Dist. v. Portland Gen. Elec. Co., 217 F.3d 1187, 1189-90 (9th Cir.2000), or that defendants conspired to monopolize trade, see Paladin Assocs., Inc. v. Montana Power Co., 328 F.3d 1145, 1158 (9th Cir.2003).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in failing to offer O'Brien the opportunity to amend his complaint because any amendment would have been futile. See Outdoor Sys. Inc. v. City of Mesa, 997 F.2d 604, 614 (9th Cir.1993).
We reject O'Brien's request that the district court judge be disqualified because he may have had a credit card issued by one or more of the defendants. See United States v. Conforte, 624 F.2d 869, 879 (9th Cir.1980) (where grounds for disqualification were known or could have been discovered while the case was pending in the district court, "the grounds for recusal of the trial judge . may not be raised for the first time on appeal").
O'Brien's remaining contentions are also unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.