Dahl

841 F.2d 1128 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Barney DAHL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lloyd FORREST, Director-Department of Motor Vehicles c/o Office of California Attorney General, Defendant-Appellee. No. 86-2662. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 29, 1987. * Decided Feb. 29, 1988. Before WALLACE, TANG and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Barney Dahl appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 complaint against Lloyd Forrest, director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), based on res judicata. The district court gave preclusive effect to California state court proceedings which already had decided Dahl's claims against Lloyd. Dahl contends that the principle of res judicata is inapplicable to his case and that his due process rights were violated in that he was not given a fair hearing in the state court. The judgment is affirmed. 3 On May 9,…