Brian Patrick Perceval v. Gordon F. Yach, Patti Kessel, Correctional Officer McGill

891 F.2d 295 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Brian Patrick PERCEVAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gordon F. YACH, Patti Kessel, Correctional Officer McGill, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-15004. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 7, 1989. * Decided Dec. 4, 1989. Before ALARCON, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 Perceval appeals the district court's dismissal of his civil rights action for failure to state a claim. He also appeals the magistrate's grant of a protective order in discovery to defendants. We affirm. 2 * We affirm the order of dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for the reasons set forth by the district court in its Memorandum Decision and Order dated December 9, 1988. II 3 "We review the district court's grant of a protective order relating to discovery for an abuse of discretion." Kirshner v. Uniden Corp. of America, 842 F.2d 1074 (9th Cir.1988). Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) empowers the district court to issue any…