David Notartomaso v. State of Hawaii George M. Masuoka Stewart Spring Roberta McBride

967 F.2d 589 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David NOTARTOMASO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of HAWAII; George M. Masuoka; Stewart Spring; Roberta McBride, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-15795. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1992. * Decided June 29, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 David Notartomaso, an Hawaii state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing his civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 1 3 We review de novo a district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim. Noll v. Carlson, 809 F.2d 1446, 1447 (9th Cir.1987). Dismissal is appropriate only if the plaintiff "can prove no set of facts which would entitle him to relief." Gibson v. United States, 781 F.2d 1334, 1337 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1084 (1987). The allegations in the complaint are taken as…