James Thomas Adair v. Samuel Lewis

967 F.2d 583 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Thomas ADAIR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-16676. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1992. * Decided June 30, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 James Thomas Adair, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging the revocation of his prison good time credits. We review de novo, Robbins v. Christianson, 904 F.2d 492, 494 (9th Cir.1990), and we affirm. 3 Adair contends the Arizona Department of Corrections violated his rights to due process, to equal protection, and to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by revoking his good time credits and keeping him in prison for longer than the maximum time permitted by his sentences. 1 This contention is without merit. 4 Adair was sentenced in 1968 to two…