John Laurence Miller v. Yvonne M. Williams Ken Bell, Ausa
Opinion
Opinion
976 F.2d 737 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Laurence MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Yvonne M. WILLIAMS; Ken Bell, AUSA, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-16142. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 21, 1992. * Decided Sept. 16, 1992. Before WIGGINS, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Miller alleges that the defendant prison officials conspired to falsely label him as a "snitch" to other inmates. Miller contends that defendants' conduct violated the First Amendment because it was done in retaliation for an earlier law suit he brought, that it violated the Eighth Amendment because it was done with deliberate indifference to his physical safety, that it violated his substantive due process right "to be secure in his person against assault," and that it violated the Equal Protection Clause because it was motivated by racial animus. After Miller refused to amend his complaint, the district court dismissed his…