Taylor v. Straub

67 F.3d 308 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gregory Dale TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kathy STRAUB; Frank Hall; G.H. Baldwin; Eldon Mendenhall; Steven Deboer; Michael Nolan; Mary Tangney; D.P. Mitchell; Sally Thompson; Victoria Abney; C. Hickey; and Does 1-10; Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35835. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 25, 1995. Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gregory Dale Taylor, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action and failure to decide his motion for appointment of counsel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Everest & Jennings v. American Motorists Ins. Co., 23 F.3d 226, 228 (9th Cir.1994). In civil rights cases, a pro se litigant's pleadings…