Clifford L. Jackson v. Robert Carl Larry E. Bell

974 F.2d 1342 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Clifford L. JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert CARL; Larry E. Bell; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16344. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 24, 1992. * Decided Sept. 1, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Clifford L. Jackson, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against four Pelican Bay prison officials. Jackson contends that defendants used excessive force in attempting to confiscate a foil coffee packet from his prison cell. We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and we affirm. 3 * Background 4 At the time of this incident Jackson was a level four, maximum security prisoner serving an indeterminate term at Pelican Bay State Prison…