Robert Burdett Butler v. John Mowbray, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada Supreme Court of the State of Nevada

24 F.3d 245 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Burdett BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John MOWBRAY, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada; Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16484. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 20, 1994. * Decided April 22, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert B. Butler appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 In 1984, Butler petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus ordering the state trial court to provide him with a sealed affidavit that had been filed during his criminal trial; the Nevada Supreme Court denied the petition. In 1993, Butler filed this action against the Nevada Supreme Court and its former Chief Justice, John Mowbray. Butler's complaint alleged that the denial of his petition…