S. David Aviel v. Maurice Dance Jay Tontz

21 F.3d 1111 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. S. David AVIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maurice DANCE; Jay Tontz, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-15619. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1993. Decided April 14, 1994. Before: BOOCHEVER, THOMPSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Professor S. David Aviel sued five administrators ("appellees") at California State University at Hayward ("CSUH") for violating his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 and for several pendent state law claims. Aviel claims that appellees took the following actions in retaliation for a lawsuit he filed against CSUH in February 1989: (1) in Summer 1990, appellees unilaterally docked Aviel's pay $8,800 without notice; (2) in Summer 1990, appellees attempted to demote Aviel, thereby reducing his salary $16,000 annually; (3) in Summer 1990, appellees tried to discipline Aviel for a purchasing procedures irregularity…