McCULLOCH v. COUNTY OF WASHOE

720 F.2d 1020 William H. McCULLOCH and Patricia McCulloch, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF WASHOE, Charles B. Tolton, Jean A. Tinney, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 83-1593. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 11, 1983. Decided Nov. 15, 1983. E. Dannan, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, Nev., James A. Stone, Sparks, Nev. Thomas J. Ray, Carson City, Nev., for defendants-appellees. G.C. Backus, Reno, Nev., for plaintiffs-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before DUNIWAY, ALARCON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 William McCulloch has appealed from the dismissal of this action for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1983 , 1985, or 1986. I. 2 On July 1, 1982, McCulloch filed a complaint before the United States District Court 551 F.Supp. 1022 in which he alleged that a civil action was brought against him by United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in the Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada. On August 29, 1979, a deputy constable signed his name to the return claiming to…