Jack Lloyd Morris v. Daniel Vasquez

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978 F.2d 715·1992 WL 295183·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 34375
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 16, 199288-2573California580 words

Opinion

Opinion

978 F.2d 715 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack Lloyd MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-2573. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 13, 1982. * Decided Oct. 16, 1992. Before BEEZER, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jack Lloyd Morris, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion, see Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992), and affirm. 3 In May 1987, prison officials charged Morris with a disciplinary violation for stabbing another inmate. Morris received written notice of the charges and an investigative officer was assigned to aid him. A disciplinary hearing was held at which Morris had an opportunity to call witnesses and present…

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