Norris Lloyd McAlmond v. Don Shaw

974 F.2d 1342 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Norris Lloyd McALMOND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Don SHAW, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35551. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 24, 1992. * Decided Aug. 31, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Norris Lloyd McAlmond, a Montana state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his civil rights action. 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 we affirm. 3 In his complaint, McAlmond alleged that the defendants, officers of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, violated his constitutional rights by converting property seized from McAlmond pursuant to search warrants. McAlmond requested both damages and injunctive relief. 1 The district court dismissed McAlmond's civil rights action because Montana law provides a remedy for the alleged…