WILLIAMS v. FIELD

No. 23299.

416 F.2d 483 (1969)

John WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Harold V. FIELD, etc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Williams, in pro. per.

Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., William E. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jack K. Weber, Robert P. Samoian, Deputy Attys. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLIN and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, District Judge.


HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Williams, an inmate of a California prison, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that prison officials, acting under color of state law, deprived him of rights guaranteed by the Constitution. On motion of appellee under Rule 12(b) (6), F.R.Civ.P., the district court dismissed the suit for failure to state a claim under section 1983. Jurisdiction...

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