Jacques Melek v. Erick Kohler Elsie Holtz

66 F.3d 335 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jacques MELEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Erick KOHLER; Elsie Holtz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56131. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 9, 1995. * Decided Sept. 1, 1995. Before: BROWNING, D.W. NELSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Jacques Melek ("Melek") sued Erick Kohler and Elsie Holtz ("defendants"), alleging violations of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 and a conspiracy to violate his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1985 (3). Melek claimed that defendants, Code Enforcement officers for the City of Ontario, California (the "City"), discriminated against him and violated his civil rights when they cited property he managed, but did not own, for various housing code violations. 3 The district court granted defendants summary judgment on Melek's claims, concluding that Melek had failed: (1) to identify violations of cognizable civil…