Leon R. Murray v. Paul Bowlin

960 F.2d 152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leon R. MURRAY, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Paul BOWLIN, Defendant/Appellee. No. 91-35411. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 24, 1992. * Decided April 15, 1992. 1 Before CHOY, SNEED and SKOPIL Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Leon R. Murray, an Idaho state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison guard Paul Bowlin in Murray's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We affirm. I. 4 Murray is an inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution ("ISCI"). Lieutenant Paul Bowlin is a correctional officer employed by the Idaho Department of Correction and assigned to ISCI. 5 On September 26, 1989, Murray erroneously was released from the maximum security section of the prison and was transferred to a medium custody section instead of the close custody section to which he had been assigned. Close custody classification involves a higher security level than medium…