Bruce v. California Dept. of Corrections

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles B. BRUCE, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; James Rowland, Director, Department of Corrections; Otis Thurman, Warden, California Institution for Men; Robert Bales, Assoc. Warden, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55093. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 13, 1992. * Decided Dec. 1, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Charles B. Bruce, III, a California Department of Corrections ("CDC") correctional officer, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the CDC, Warden Thurman, Chief Deputy Walker, and CDC Correctional Lieutenant Jones (collectively "defendants") in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging his salary reduction and loss of his limited-term staff sergeant position. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Standard of Review 4 We…