Richard L. Locken v. Pierce County

34 F.3d 1072 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard L. LOCKEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PIERCE COUNTY; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35187. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 26, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard L. Locken, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. We review de novo, McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059 (9th Cir.1992), and affirm. Background 3 Following an investigation of Richard Locken and Barbara Gayle Harrison-Philpot ("Philpot") for suspected cocaine trafficking, the Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement Team ("TNET"), 1 obtained a search warrant for Philpot's residence on April 18, 1988. On April 19, 1988 at approximately 8:00 a.m., TNET officers arrived with a SWAT team at Philpot's residence. After receiving no…