William G. Merritt v. Theodore Armijo Robert Stinson

19 F.3d 28 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William G. MERRITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Theodore ARMIJO; Robert Stinson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55981. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 22, 1994. * Decided Feb. 28, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William G. Merritt, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order (1) granting defendants' motion for summary judgment in Merritt's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action, and (2) denying Merritt's motion for appointment of counsel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Background 4 In his complaint, Merritt alleged that defendants Robert Stinson, his parole agent, and Theodore Armijo, a police officer, violated his civil rights while investigating him for murder. According to Merritt, the defendants "conspired to secure plaintiff's unlawful prosecution on an offense of murder ... by the…