John Stanley Steffen v. B.J. Bunnnell, Superintendent

56 F.3d 73 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Stanley STEFFEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.J. BUNNNELL, Superintendent, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15226. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1995. Decided May 23, 1995. Before: CHOY, POOLE, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 John Stanley Steffen, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court's judgment, following a bench trial before a magistrate judge, dismissing Steffen from a 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action brought by himself and two other prisoners challenging the conditions of their confinement at the California Correction Institute (CCI) in Tehachapi. Steffen contends the district court erred by: (1) concluding that his request for injunctive relief was moot because he had been transferred from CCI to another facility; and (2) failing to consider his request for an award of costs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3…