Housley v. Housely

972 F.2d 1339 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Gary HOUSLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kimberly Sheri HOUSELY; Thomas Dell-Ergo; D. Anthony White; Robert Joseph Cooke; Lidia Schabacker; Mike Saulmonson; Rodney Hageman; John Does Not Yet Identified to be Later Named; Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-15902. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1992. * Decided Aug. 10, 1992. Before TANG, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Douglas Gary Housley, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal as frivolous of his civil rights action on the ground that Housley previously litigated his claims in five prior district court actions. In his complaint, Housely alleged that his former wife and various federal and state officials conspired to deprive him of his personal property. We review for an abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992), and we affirm. 3 A complaint…