William Whitsitt v. Jean Zedlitz

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 02 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 08-17526

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:08-cv-01803-JSW

v.

MEMORANDUM *

JEAN ZEDLITZ; et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 25, 2011 **

Before: TROTT, GOULD, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

William J. Whitsitt appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional claims arising from

a traffic stop. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo

the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Procedure 12(b)(6) and…