Cleveland Lee Harris, AKA Efil Sih v. Daryl Gates

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cleveland Lee HARRIS, aka Efil Sih, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daryl GATES, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-56492. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1993. * Decided July 2, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cleveland Lee Harris, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action claiming that his arrest violated the fourth amendment. Harris contends, and the appellees correctly concede, that the district court erred by finding the action barred by a one-year statute of limitations. 1 The appellees contend that the district court nonetheless properly found that the action also was barred by the collateral estoppel effect of the state court criminal proceedings. Harris further contends that the district court erred by denying his motions for default judgment. 2 We…