Martin Allen Johnson v. United States Bureau of Prison

972 F.2d 1340 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martin Allen JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-36335. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1992. * Decided Aug. 7, 1992. Before TANG, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Martin Allen Johnson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his civil rights action against the United States Bureau of Prisons, the United States, and prison warden Joseph Crabtree. Johnson alleges that the prison violated his first and eighth amendment rights by denying him a vegetarian diet. He seeks injunctive and declaratory relief and damages. The district court dismissed the claim, finding it barred by sovereign immunity. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1291. We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990) and affirm…