Moore

Moore v. Brewster

Bad Law
96 Daily Journal DAR 11624·96 F.3d 1240·1996 WL 535049·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 24811·96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7080
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 23, 1996Nos. 94-56334, 94-56429California2,492 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Fletcher, J.

Lawrence Moore appeals pro se the dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) of his claims against United States District Judge Rudi M. Brewster, his law clerk Kathy Lowe, the clerk of court Don Hendrix, and the dismissal on summary judgment of his claims against attorneys Lewis Levy and Steven Sayler and their respective law firms, Levy, Goldman & Levy, Inc., and Hillyer & Irwin, Inc. Moore alleged that the defendants illegally conspired to deprive him of the proceeds of a judgment in his favor in a separate action. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

I

Moore, an electrician, once worked for Fisehbach & Moore, Inc. (“Fischbach”), a defense contractor, where he was represent *1243 ed by Local 569 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“Local 569”).

In 1985, Moore brought an action in federal court against Local 569. Judge Brewster presided over the trial, and the jury found for Moore, awarding him over $66,000 in damages. Local 569 appealed and posted a supersedeas bond of $70,000 to stay the execution of Moore’s judgment. In 1993, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment for Moore. Moore v. Local Union 569 of the IBEW, 989 F.2d 1534 , 1544-16 (9th…

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