Lincoln Lane Addleman v. C.F. Merritt Janet Barbour Ronald T. Definbaugh Bev Sondag John Laplante

947 F.2d 949 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lincoln Lane ADDLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C.F. MERRITT; Janet Barbour; Ronald T. Definbaugh; Bev Sondag; John Laplante, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-35651. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 6, 1991. * Decided Nov. 8, 1991. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, HUG and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lincoln Addleman is a Washington State prisoner who is prohibited from filing lawsuits in the Western District of Washington unless certain criteria are met. This appeal arises from a motion requesting permission to file an action alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court dismissed his request because it was frivolous. Addleman appeals. 3 We find that a complaint is frivolous if it lacks an arguable basis in law or fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). 4 * Addleman argues that prison officials violated the Eighth Amendment by refusing him…