Arthur Harris v. C.J. Lawler

42 F.3d 1400 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Arthur HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C.J. LAWLER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-17239. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1994. * Decided Nov. 4, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Arthur Harris appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action against prison officials. The issue on appeal is whether Harris's complaint should be served on defendants. We affirm in part, and vacate in part and remand. 3 * Harris alleges that C.J. Lawler, R. Bellechey, and other defendants identified only as the "Classification Committee" verbally harassed him based on his race and mental health, and refused to transfer him to a federal prison. Harris also claims these defendants denied him due process in the course of prison classification and disciplinary proceedings by arbitrarily deciding…