Harold Travis Lyons v. Thomas Steffen Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Supreme Court Justices

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103 F.3d 139·1996 WL 713992·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 36412
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 6, 199696-15811California755 words

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103 F.3d 139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Harold Travis LYONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas STEFFEN; Nevada Supreme Court; Nevada Supreme Court Justices, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96-15811. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 2, 1996. * Decided Dec. 6, 1996. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Harold Travis Lyons, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of Lyons' 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various justices of the Nevada Supreme Court alleging that the justices violated his civil rights by failing to recuse themselves from Lyons' criminal hearings in 1989 and 1990. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Lyons contends that the district court erred by dismissing his action as time-barred because the justices' bias against him is a continuing violation and because Lyons' delayed discovery of one of the justice's alleged…

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