Robert Lee Dixon v. Peter Demosthenes

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Lee DIXON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter DEMOSTHENES, et al. Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16071. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. * Decided June 19, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Lee Dixon, 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. Dixon's complaint alleged that the defendants violated his civil rights by returning mail he sent to his co-defendant and alleged common law wife at another Nevada state prison facility. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 * Background 4 On June 22, 1989, Dixon requested permission to engage in inter-institutional correspondence with his co-defendant and alleged common law wife, Cynthia Nieves. Dixon eventually was granted permission…