Julian H. Combs v. Waremart Inc. Randy Gerber Douglas Garrett

78 F.3d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Julian H. COMBS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAREMART INC.; Randy Gerber; Douglas Garrett, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35035. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 27, 1996. * Decided March 5, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Julian Harold Combs appeals pro se the district court's dismissal and partial summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Waremart, Inc., Waremart employee Randy Gerber, and Salem Police Officer Douglas Garrett. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and affirm. 3 In December 1990, Waremart employee Gerber detained Combs on the suspicion that he had left Waremart, Inc., without paying for a carton of cigarettes. Officer Garrett responded to a call from the…