Melvin Bernard Coley v. Samuel Lewis

967 F.2d 585 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Melvin Bernard COLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 90-15967, 90-16416. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 8, 1992. * Decided July 10, 1992. Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In this consolidated appeal, Melvin Bernard Coley, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in Coley's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We review de novo, Darring v. Kincheloe, 783 F.2d 874, 876 (9th Cir.1986), and we affirm. Lockdown and Disciplinary Hearing 3 Coley contends that he was denied due process and equal protection because prison officials placed him in lockdown without cause. This contention lacks merit. 4 Coley was placed in lockdown on December 31, 1987, for threatening a member of the prison staff. Within twenty-four hours of the incident, Coley…