Kevin Bruce Dickinson v. Lt. Austin, Shift Supervisor, Aspc-Tucson Sgt. Hackenbrecht, Security Supervisor Aspc-Tucson

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942 F.2d 791·1991 WL 166411·1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 26196
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 30, 199190-15100California1,128 words

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942 F.2d 791 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kevin Bruce DICKINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lt. AUSTIN, Shift Supervisor, ASPC-Tucson; Sgt. Hackenbrecht, Security Supervisor ASPC-Tucson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-15100. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1991. * Decided Aug. 30, 1991. Before BROWNING, FARRIS, and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kevin Bruce Dickinson, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). 1 In his complaint, Dickinson alleged that prison officials violated his first amendment right to freely exercise his religious beliefs by confiscating his swastika necklace. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we reverse and remand. 3 We review de novo the district court's dismissal of an action under section 1915(d). Jackson v. Arizona, 885 F.2d 639, 640 (9th…

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