United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-2450 ___________ William Barnes, M.D., * * Plaintiff - Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of North Dakota.

St. Joseph’s Hospital d/b/a UniMed * Medical Center; Medical Arts * Clinic, P.C.; David G. Danielson; * [UNPUBLISHED] Does 1-100, inclusive; PhyCor of * Minot, Inc., * * Defendants - Appellees. * * * ___________ Submitted: March 10, 1999 Filed: June 10, 1999 ___________ Before BEAM and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG,1 Judge. ___________ PER CURIAM.

The Honorable Richard W. Goldberg, Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation.

William Barnes, M.D., appeals from a final order entered in the United States District Court2 for the District of North Dakota granting defendants’ motions to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). In his complaint and amended complaints, Barnes alleged that defendants engaged in a pattern of mail and wire fraud, including filing false statements with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in violation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1990, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101, et seq. According to Barnes, defendants’ alleged acts gave rise to a civil action under the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). Barnes claimed that defendants’ civil RICO violations resulted in the loss of his medical practice and other employment opportunities. In several orders, the district court concluded that the complaint and amended complaints failed to establish that defendants engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity and that appellant’s alleged damages were not proximately related to the alleged RICO violations. Therefore, the district court dismissed Barnes’s suit for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

Having carefully reviewed the record and the applicable legal principles, we find no error in the district court’s disposition of this matter. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47(B).

A true copy.

ATTEST: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

The Honorable Patrick A. Conmy, District Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. -2-