95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5994, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,312 Ronald Branson v. Michael G. Nott Morio L. Fukuto Ray L. Hart Jerry K. Fields Estella Guevara Zahava Stroud and Morris, Polich & Purdy, P.C., a Licensed Law Firm

62 F.3d 287 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5994 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,312 Ronald BRANSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael G. NOTT; Morio L. Fukuto; Ray L. Hart; Jerry K. Fields; Estella Guevara; Zahava Stroud; and Morris, Polich & Purdy, P.C., a licensed law firm, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55332. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1994 * . Decided Aug. 1, 1995. Ronald Branson, Granada Hills, CA, in pro. per. Douglas J. Collodel, Morris, Polich & Purdy, Los Angeles, CA; Christopher C. Foley, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Ronald Branson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action and award of attorney's fees to defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 . We affirm the district court's dismissal of Branson's claim, but vacate the grant of attorney's fees. I. 2 Branson's Sec. 1983 claim arises out of a purported tort suit that he filed in propria persona in California state court over eight years…