Burns

869 F.2d 1496 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joe BURNS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William CALLAHAN, Superintendent, Attorney General, Washington State, State of Washington, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-3792. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1988. * Decided March 7, 1989. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, WALLACE, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Until August of 1988, Joe Burns, Jr. (Burns) was an inmate of the McNeil Island Correction Center in Washington State (prison). Proceeding pro se, Burns brought a section 1983 action against the Washington Department of Corrections and various correctional officers (defendants). He contended that defendants had violated his right of access to the courts by implementing prison policies which limited his access to the law library, to legal resources, and to photocopies. In particular, Burns alleged that the prison's policies caused the Ninth…