Keyter v. MCcain
Keyter v. MCcain
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Anthony P. Keyter appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action alleging that Senator John McCain and thirty other government defendants conspired to commit 1.6 million crimes against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Rivera v. United States, 924 F.2d 948, 950 (9th Cir. 1991), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Keyter’s common law tort claims because the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) is the exclusive remedy for claims against employees of the United States for injuries arising from their negligent or wrongful acts or omissions while acting within the scope of their office or employment. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2674, 2679(b)(1); F.D.I.C. v. Craft, 157 F.3d 697, 706 (9th Cir. 1998) (“The FTCA is the ex-
The district court properly dismissed Keyter’s claims based on federal criminal statutes because statutes that provide for punishment by fine or imprisonment do not create privately enforceable rights or give rise to civil liability. See, e.g., Aldabe v. Aldabe, 616 F.2d 1089, 1092 (9th Cir. 1980) (per curiam) (finding no civil liability under criminal conspiracy statutes).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by prohibiting Keyter from filing future claims arising from the subject matter of this case because the court made substantive findings of frivolousness, and the order was narrowly tailored to curb the abuses of this particular litigant. See De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147-48 (9th Cir. 1990).
Keyter’s remaining contentions regarding judicial bias are not supported by the record.
AFFIRMED.
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