John L. Penter v. General Telephone Company Department of Motor Vehicles All American Pipeline

952 F.2d 1399 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John L. PENTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY; Department of Motor Vehicles; All American Pipeline, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55186. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1992. * Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Before WALLACE Chief Judge, and SNEED and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John L. Penter appeals pro se the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint alleging that the defendants conspired to suppress the commercial use of a patented product he developed while employed by General Telephone Company ("GTE"). We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 3 The district court dismissed Penter's complaint on the ground that Penter failed to comply with the district court's injunction which requires a pre-filing review of any proposed new lawsuit bought by Penter against GTE. 4 Ordinarily, an order dismissing a complaint, but not the…