Jerald Clarence Cunningham v. M. Woodman

942 F.2d 790 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jerald Clarence CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. WOODMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-16772. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1991. * Aug. 29, 1991. Before BROWNING, FARRIS and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jerald Clarence Cunningham, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendants, prison officials, in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Cunningham contends that the district court erred by finding that there was no genuine issue of material fact as to Cunningham's claim that he was terminated as a prison law clerk in retaliation for his legal activities. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review the district court's grant of summary judgment de novo. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 110…