Ronald Glen Mattson v. Violet Lenore Healey J.J. Kellum

962 F.2d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ronald Glen MATTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Violet Lenore HEALEY; J.J. Kellum, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-35589. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1992. * Decided April 30, 1992. Before PREGERSON, TROTT and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This controversy began on September 26, 1983, when the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) placed Ms. J.J. Kellum, a live-in chore worker, with plaintiff Ronald Mattson's handicapped mother, Pauline Mattson. Defendant Violet Healey is Kellum's mother. 3 One day, Mattson threatened and assaulted Kellum at his mother's home. Kellum signed a statement attesting to the assault, seeking prosecution of Mattson. Apparently, either Kellum or Healey--who was also present during this incident--had a silver ingot owned by Mattson that was also the subject of a dispute. After a trial in state court, Mattson was…