Michael Farlin Carl K. Kummerlowe Corey Karstetter James J. Hamm v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director

962 F.2d 13 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael FARLIN; Carl K. Kummerlowe; Corey Karstetter; James J. Hamm, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15480. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 11, 1992. * Decided May 8, 1992. Before REINHARDT, NOONAN and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Plaintiffs-appellants are Arizona state inmates who cross-appeal pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. FACTS 3 The inmates challenge the Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADOC") policy requiring inmate numbers on incoming mail. Prior to this litigation, mail that did not contain an inmate number, as well as mail addressed to inmates no longer at the institution, was returned to the sender with a stamp stating "NEED INMATE NUMBER" or "NOT AT THIS INSTITUTION." There was no explanation of how the…