Williams v. Williams

363 F.2d 852 Ralph Roy WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Kenneth WILLIAMS, District Attorney, and Cecil Hicks, Chief Deputy District Attorney for the County of Orange, State of California, Appellees. No. 20491. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. July 21, 1966. Ralph Roy Williams, Tamal, Cal., in pro. per. Ardian Kuyper, County Counsel, Robert F. Nuttman, Deputy County Counsel, Santa Ana, Cal., for appellee. Before JERTBERG and ELY, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge. JERTBERG, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant, a prisoner now incarcerated in the California State Prison at San Quentin, California, was granted leave to file a complaint in forma pauperis asserting a claim against appellees 'Kenneth Williams, District Attorney, and Cecil Hicks, Chief Deputy District Attorney, for the County of Orange, state of California,' seeking damages. 2 The complaint alleges jurisdiction of the District Court under 28 U.S.C. 1331(a) and 1343(3) and (4); under 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1983 and 1985; and under 202, 203, 204(a), 207(a) and 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352). 3 The District Court dismissed the complaint on the ground that: 'It appears on the face of the complaint that…