Weilburg v. Shapiro

488 F.3d 1202 Daro WEILBURG; and Maria Weilburg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David SHAPIRO, Deputy County Attorney; Arthur Markham, Justice of the Peace; John Doe, Sheriff of Yavapai County; John Doe's A-Z, Yavapai County Jail; and the State of Arizona, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15540. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted February 16, 2007. * Filed June 1, 2007. The plaintiffs-appellants, Daro Weilburg and Maria Weilburg, proceeding pro se. Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ; and Daniel P. Schaack, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant-appellee the State of Arizona. Randall H. Warner, Phoenix, AZ, for defendants-appellees David Shapiro, Arthur Markham, and the Yavapai County Sheriff. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Paul G. Rosenblatt, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV 05-0048-PGR-DKD. Before: RONALD M. GOULD and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and ALFRED V. COVELLO, ** District Judge. COVELLO, District Judge. This is an appeal of the district court's sua sponte dismissal of an action for damages brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ("section 1983"). 1 The pro se…