Steele v. California Dept. of Social Services

79 F.3d 1154 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Vernetta STEELE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; Eloise Anderson; County of Los Angeles; Dept. of Public Social Services; Maximus of Virginia; Phillis Crawford, Eddy Taneka, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1996. ** March 18, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Vernetta Steele appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of her action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 , 1985(3), 1986. Steele contends that the doctrine of res judicata does not bar her claims that her civil rights were violated when Appellees reduced or terminated her food stamps, State Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits, and Medi-Cal benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review a dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) de novo, Stone v. Travelers Corp., 58 F.3d…