  We have studied the $N^*(2120)$, $\Delta^*(1940)$, and the possible
$\Sigma^*(1380)$ resonances in the $\gamma p \to K^+ \Lambda(1520)$, $pp \to n
K^+ \Sigma(1385)$, and $\Lambda p \to \Lambda p \pi^0$ reactions within the
resonance model and the effective Lagrangian approach. It is shown that when
the contributions from these baryonic states were considered, the current
experimental measurement could be well reproduced. In addition, we also
demonstrate that the angular distributions provide direct information of these
reactions, which could be useful for the investigation of those states and may
be tested by future experiments.
