Scott A. Higgins v. Lloyd F. Hames, Commissioner

46 F.3d 1141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Scott A. HIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lloyd F. HAMES, Commissioner; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35284. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1994. * Decided Jan. 11, 1995. Before: SNEED, D.W. NELSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Scott A. Higgins, an Alaska state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted against various state prison officials, and failure to perfect service against the remaining defendant prison employees. Higgins contends that (1) the dismissal of his action against Lloyd Hames, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections; Richard Franklin, the Director of the Department of Corrections; and Richard Bentson, Medical Director ("prison officials") was improper because defendants were liable as supervisors and (2) dismissal of the…