Leydell Baker v. King County Prosecutor's Office

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981 F.2d 1257·1992 WL 387145·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 36605
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 24, 199288-4060California1,257 words

Opinion

Opinion

981 F.2d 1257 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leydell BAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-4060. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1992. * Decided Dec. 24, 1992. Before KILKENNY, GOODWIN and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leydell Baker, a Washington state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. 3 Baker filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the King County prosecutor's office had deprived him of liberty and property by falsifying his presentence report. He sought monetary damages and also asked that an allegedly false statement be removed from the presentence report. The district court dismissed sua sponte Baker's claim for money damages prior to service of his…

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