Lawrence J. Mayer v. G. Thomas Meehan

15 F.3d 1087 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lawrence J. MAYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. G. Thomas MEEHAN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15542. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 28, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lawrence J. Mayer, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). In his complaint, Mayer alleged that Pima County, Arizona, Superior Court Judge G. Thomas Meehan improperly denied Mayer's state court post-conviction relief because Judge Meehan was biased and prejudiced against him. Mayer sought to enjoin Judge Meehan from taking further actions against him and to recover compensatory and punitive damages. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review the district court's dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) for an abuse of…