Yassini v. City of Sunnyvale

103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Abel YASSINI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SUNNYVALE; Sunnyvale City Council; Frances Rowe; Stanley Kawczynski; Landon Noll; Barbara Waldman; Richard Napier; James Robers; Robin Parker; Thomas Lewcock; William Powers, Jr.; Brian Cilker; Jack Ellison; Vicki Piazza; Mark O'Connor; Nancy Walker; Dolowries Wulfhorst; Joan Zamaroni, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-16942. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 1996. Decided Dec. 5, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, FARRIS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * STANDARD OF REVIEW 2 We review the district court's grant of a motion for summary judgment de novo. Bagdadi v. Nazar, 84 F.3d 1194, 1197 (9th Cir.1996). We review the district court's denial of a motion to amend a complaint for abuse of discretion. Maljack Prods., Inc. v. GoodTimes Home Video Corp., 81 F.3d 881, 888 (9th Cir.1996). DISCUSSION 3 A § 1983 violation requires a…