Skylstad

Skylstad v. Reynolds

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248 F. App'x 808
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 20, 2007No. 05-35674California1,095 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

ORDER AND MEMORANDUM **

Scott W. Skylstad (Skylstad) is a Washington state prisoner serving a sentence following a state conviction for first degree robbery and attempting to elude a police *810 vehicle. Skylstad appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgments in favor of defendants in his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

The parties are familiar with the background facts.

1. Amendment of Caption

We grant Skylstad’s request to correct the caption to include defendants-appellees Spokane County, Dan Veloski, Linda Davis, Ryan McElroy, Cheryl Hoffman, Robert Rose, Deaconness Medical Center, Steven Beyersdorf, and Michael Carlson. Skylstad’s notice of appeal filed on June 29, 2005, includes a challenge to all judgments of the district court in D.C. No. CV-03-05104. See Munoz v. Small Bus. Admin., 644 F.2d 1361 , 1364 (9th Cir.1981).

2. Appointment of Counsel

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Skylstad’s request for appointment of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(1) because Skylstad failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th…

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