Scott C. Smith v. George Minnich, a Custodian of Criminal Investigative Evidence, Property Room, King County Dept. Of Public Safety AKA John Doe

57 F.3d 1078 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 C. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George MINNICH, a Custodian of criminal investigative evidence, property room, King County Dept. of Public Safety aka John Doe, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-36062. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1995. * Decided June 8, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Washington state prisoner Scott Smith appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for George Minnich, the custodian of records of the King County Department of Public Safety, in Smith's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that the King County Police Department violated his procedural due process rights by holding and refusing to release $3,000 belonging to Smith. The district court granted summary judgment for Minnich on the ground that Smith had an adequate post-deprivation remedy. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 ,…