Thomas Hargrove v. Washington State Department Of

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 27 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

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

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMAS RANDALL HARGROVE; Nos. 11-35470

MICHAEL STEVEN NOVAK, 11-35518

Plaintiffs - Appellants, D.C. No. 2:10-cv-00363-RBL

v.

MEMORANDUM *

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS; et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding

** Submitted November 13, 2012

Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

In these consolidated appeals, Washington state prisoners Thomas Randall

Hargrove and Michael Steven Novak appeal pro se from the district court’s

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes these cases are suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). judgment dismissing their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging First Amendment

violations. We have…