Elbert Myles v. Lt. Coleman

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977 F.2d 590·1992 WL 259210·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 36299
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 5, 199292-15177California1,258 words

Opinion

Opinion

977 F.2d 590 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Elbert MYLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lt. COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15177. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 31, 1992. * Decided Oct. 5, 1992. Before CHOY, SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner Elbert Myles appeals in Forma Pauperis the district court's order denying his motion to reconsider the Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a) dismissal of his § 1983 civil rights action against Lt. Coleman, a correctional service officer. We believe the district court properly denied appellant's motion to reconsider. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 3 Elbert Myles filed a § 1983 civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court in Arizona alleging violations of his constitutional rights under the fifth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments and claiming that Coleman acted in bad faith by improperly placing him in investigative lock-up after questioning him about a…

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