Steve Olivares v. Charles D. Marshall, Warden, J. Hixon and D. Helsel, James F. Stehouwer v. Michael Hennessey, Sheriff Sergeant Nelson Deputy Gee Deputy Antram Deputy Williams and Internal Affairs

59 F.3d 109 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8349 Steve OLIVARES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, J. Hixon and D. Helsel, Defendants-Appellees. James F. STEHOUWER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael HENNESSEY, Sheriff; Sergeant Nelson; Deputy Gee; Deputy Antram; Deputy Williams; and Internal Affairs, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 94-15518, 94-15526. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 15, 1995. * Decided June 26, 1995. Sanford Jay Rosen, Rosen, Bien & Asaro, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. James M. Humes, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, CA, for appellees-amicus Marshall, et al.; Matthew D. Davis, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees Hennessey, et al. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 James Stehouwer and Steve Olivares submitted to the district court unrelated pro se civil rights complaints under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 . Both moved the court for permission to proceed in forma pauperis, without prepayment of filing fees, under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (a) which permits a district…