Villalobos v. Dickson

406 F.2d 835 Rudy E. VILLALOBOS, Appellant, v. Fred R. DICKSON, Chairman of the California Adult Authority; William H. Madden and Abelicio Chavez, Members of the California Adult Authority, Appellees. No. 22288. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. January 23, 1969. Ruby E. Villalobos, pro se. Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., Derald E. Granberg, Michael Buzzell, Deputy Attys. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for appellees. Before POPE, HAMLEY and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This is a civil rights action for damages brought against the three members of the California Adult Authority by Rudy E. Villalobos, who is in California penal custody. The several grievances alleged in the complaint stem from the fact that plaintiff's parole was revoked and he was returned to prison to complete his sentence. 2 Plaintiff seeks recovery of $10,000 actual and $10,000 punitive damages against each of the three defendants. While plaintiff also states in his complaint that he seeks injunctive and declaratory relief, it is clear from the pleading, read as a whole, that he asks for such relief only in aid of his demand for damages. This interpretation of the pleading is supported by…