Housley v. United States

35 F.3d 400 30 Fed.R.Serv.3d 360 Douglas Gary HOUSLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, John C. Lawn, individually and as director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, William Webster, individually and as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, David Paull, L. Anthony White, Other Agents of the Department of Justice Yet Unknown, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15446. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 13, 1994 * . Decided Sept. 7, 1994. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Douglas Gary Housley, pro se. Greg Addington, Asst. U.S. Atty., Reno, NV, for defendants-appellees. Before: GOODWIN, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiff Housley, an incarcerated pro se, claims that defendants violated his statutory and constitutional rights by performing illegal searches and unauthorized electronic surveillance. In his complaint, Housley alleged multiple counts sounding in state law, federal constitutional law, 1 and federal statutory law. 2 He named as defendants the United States, and the following persons in their individual and official capacities: John…