Larry W. Albright v. Marlin Holden Chase Riveland Tom Rolfs

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99 F.3d 1145·1996 WL 593172·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 40398
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 15, 199696-35438California400 words

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99 F.3d 1145 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larry W. ALBRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marlin HOLDEN; Chase Riveland; Tom Rolfs, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96-35438. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 7, 1996. * Decided Oct. 15, 1996. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Larry W. Albright, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal without prejudice of his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials who he claims denied him access to the courts. The district court dismissed Albright's action as a sanction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(b)(3) for falsely stating in his complaint that he had not filed any prior lawsuits related to his imprisonment. Albright does not address the sanction in his opening brief. In the district court, he stated that he read only the first part of the question on the form complaint and thought he was being asked about all previous lawsuits,…

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