Larry Lydell Bell v. Oregon State Correctional Institution

983 F.2d 1075 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larry Lydell BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OREGON STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36349. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. * Decided Jan. 13, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Larry Bell, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various prison officials. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment, 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 Bell filed a civil rights action against the Oregon State Correctional Institution and various prison officials. Bell alleged that prison officials denied him access to the courts by…