Echevarria v. Gomez

97 F.3d 1459 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eduardo ECHEVARRIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director; Ash, Sgt., in Folsom Prison; Walker, Lieutenant; Department of Corrections; Adams, Officer, New Folsom State Prison; Gunther, Officer, New Folsom State Prison, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15232. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1996. * Decided Sept. 23, 1996. Before: SNEED, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 At issue in this appeal is the district court's refusal to grant three temporary restraining orders (TRO) and a preliminary injunction (PI) requested by plaintiff-appellant Eduardo Echevarria. We hold that only one of these orders is properly within the scope of this appeal, and that the appeal is premature and must be dismissed. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 3 Echevarria, a California state prisoner, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against several prison…