95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7981, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,670 Albert J. Kindt v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board Susan Packer Davis Dolores Press Eileen Lipson Wayne Bauer Suzanne Abrescia Jay Johnson Robert Niemann Anthony Trendacosta, as an Individual
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67 F.3d 266 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7981 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,670 Albert J. KINDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD; Susan Packer Davis; Dolores Press; Eileen Lipson; Wayne Bauer; Suzanne Abrescia; Jay Johnson; Robert Niemann; Anthony Trendacosta, as an Individual, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55479. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 5, 1995. Decided Oct. 10, 1995. Brenda Powers Barnes, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Ralph H. Goldsen, Anthony A. Trendacosta, Santa Monica Rent Control Board, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: FLETCHER, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge: 1 Albert J. Kindt, an owner of rental property, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board and its past and current members in his action under 42 U.S.C. Secs. 1983 and 1985. He claims that the defendants conspired to violate his First Amendment right to free speech by ejecting him from public board meetings and by discriminating between…