COSTLOW v. WEEKS

No. 85-4007.

790 F.2d 1486 (1986)

Ronald M. COSTLOW and Bonnie F. Costlow, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Larry WEEKS, individually, and as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Bruns, Lee A. Holley, Lynnwood, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Patrick J. Gullufsen, Gullufsen & Nave, Juneau, Alaska, for defendants-appellees.

Before DUNIWAY, WRIGHT, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Ronald M. Costlow and Bonnie F. Costlow appeal from the district court's sua sponte dismissal of their complaint for improper venue. We affirm.

FACTS

On April 24, 1985, the Costlows filed a civil rights complaint in the District Court for the Western District of Washington. In it, Ronald alleged that when he was an Alaskan state trooper in 1969 and 1970, numerous Alaskan officials and entities penalized, harassed, maliciously...

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