Eva Lofofora Contreras v. James Gomez, Director

54 F.3d 785 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eva Lofofora CONTRERAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16593. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 16, 1995. * Decided May 22, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eva Lofofora Contreras, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action seeking injunctive relief prohibiting the expansion of Pelican Bay State Prison. Contreras challenges the results of a 1992 election held in Del Norte County, California, in which voters passed a ballot measure allowing the expansion of Pelican Bay State Prison. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we review for abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S. Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992). We affirm. 3 Contreras's allegation that the election somehow violated…