Richard Gahr v. Gary Swarthout

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 24 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICHARD L. GAHR, No. 11-15013

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:10-cv-02356-FCD-

GGH

v.

GARY SWARTHOUT; et al., MEMORANDUM *

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Frank C. Damrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 17, 2012 **

Before: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Richard L. Gahr appeals pro se from the district

court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging denial of access

to courts and defamation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d

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