Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 12, 2002, No. 01-17048; D.C. No. CV-00-01049-KJD/PAL (Ramirez v. MGM Grand, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM **

Daniel A. Ramirez appeals pro se the district court’s judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants in his diversity action alleging Las Vegas casinos induced him to gamble, cheated him in games of blackjack, and drove him to the brink of suicide. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a judgment on the pleadings, Marx v. Loral Corp., 87 F.