Dennis D. Sadorra v. Starlight Dunes HOA, et al.

Whether pro se litigants asserting complex civil rights claims are entitled under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) and longstanding precedent to an opportunity to ainend before dismissal with prejudice, in line with the liberal pleading standards recognized by other federal courts of appeals.

Whether a district court may sua sponte dismiss a pro se civil RICO and § 1983 complaint with prejudice as "frivolous," without granting leave to amend or permitting factual development, where the complaint alleges a continuing enterprise involving a homeowners' association, legal counsel, insurers, and a sitting state judge.

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in summarily affirming dismissal, despite allegations that judicial officers participated in retaliatory, non-judicial conduct, implicating exceptions to judicial immunity and raising unresolved questions of state action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.