John L. Corrigan v. James A. Andersen

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John L. CORRIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. ANDERSEN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35141. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1995. * Decided Dec. 29, 1995. 1 Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 John L. Corrigan appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action against James A. Andersen, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court, alleging that Corrigan's civil rights were violated by two orders of the Washington Supreme Court denying Corrigan's motions for expenditure of public funds for costs associated with Corrigan's appeals from a lower state court's decisions. We review de novo the district court's dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), see Kruso v. Int'l Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied,…