B. Benedict Waters Nancy A. Ridley v. Peter Blackman Cynthia Cohen William Cormier Gail Cowling, Nancy Ann Ruff B. Benedict Waters v. Charles H. Young

947 F.2d 952 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. B. Benedict WATERS; Nancy A. Ridley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Peter BLACKMAN; Cynthia Cohen William Cormier; Gail Cowling, Defendants-Appellees. Nancy Ann RUFF; B. Benedict Waters, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Charles H. YOUNG et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-55675. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 7, 1991. * Decided Oct. 24, 1991. Before SCHROEDER, LEAVY and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellants B. Benedict Waters (Waters) and Nancy Ann Ruff (a.k.a. Nancy Ridley) (Ruff) appeal from the district court's orders dismissing with prejudice two actions alleging civil rights violations. Waters's claims in the first action (No. 90-55675) were dismissed on the grounds of willful and repeated disobedience of court orders. Ruff's claims in the first action were dismissed for failure to prosecute. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). Appellants' second action (No. 91-55053) was dismissed for…