Jerry B. Balisok v. Phillip L. Baker John Doe Cox
Opinion
Opinion
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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jerry B. BALISOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Phillip L. BAKER; John Doe Cox, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35416. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1994. * Decided April 7, 1994. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jerry Balisok, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). In his complaint, Balisok alleges that the defendants engaged in an improper experiment while deliberating as jurors in his attempted murder trial. Balisok contends that the jurors' denial of this experiment after their jury service ended delayed the reversal of his attempted murder conviction and caused him to be incarcerated an additional 16 months. We affirm. 3 Jurors are absolutely immune from civil liability arising out of their service in a…