Larry Richard Jones v. State of Washington

892 F.2d 1046 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larry Richard JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-35043. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 5, 1989. * Decided Jan. 4, 1990. Before WALLACE, PREGERSON and NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Larry Jones, who is proceeding pro se, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against the State of Washington and numerous state and private individuals, alleging that they were guilty of conspiracy, jury tampering, false imprisonment, torture, slander, libel, assault, and attempted murder. The defendants moved under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court granted the motion and Jones appealed. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343 . This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the decision of the…