Michael D. Harrison v. Rick Padilla

981 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael D. HARRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rick PADILLA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16079. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. * Decided Dec. 7, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael David Harrison, a former California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his request for preliminary injunctive relief in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as moot. Federal courts lack jurisdiction to decide moot cases; therefore, we review de novo the district court's decision on mootness. Sample v. Johnson, 771 F.2d 1335, 1338 (9th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1019 (1986). We affirm. 3 "A moot action is one in which the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome." Reimers v. Oregon, 863 F.2d 630, 632 (9th Cir.1988) (citing Sample, 771 F.2d at 1338 ). The test for reviewing a district court's…