Thomas Townsend v. State of Nevada Nevada State Industrial Insurance Nevada Board of Exam

76 F.3d 388 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas TOWNSEND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF NEVADA; Nevada State Industrial Insurance; Nevada Board of Exam, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15727. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 23, 1996. * Decided Jan. 25, 1996. Before: ALARCON, HALL, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas Townsend appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his second amended complaint for failure to state a claim. Townsend alleges that defendants violated his civil rights by denying him financial assistance under the State of Nevada's Victims of Crime Program, ("Program") Nev.Rev.Stat. § 217. We review de novo the district court's dismissal of a complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. See Roth v. Garcia Marquez, 942 F.2d 617, 625 (9th Cir.1991). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 First, to the extent that…