Gary St. Hilaire v. Sam Lewis Arizona Department of Corrections

990 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary ST. HILAIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sam LEWIS; Arizona Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-15818. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1993. * Decided April 5, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gary St. Hilaire, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. 1 St. Hilaire contends that the district court erred by finding that: (1) the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) is not a proper party in this action because it is immune from suit under the eleventh amendment; and (2) defendant prison officials have a rational basis for their disparate treatment of prisoners in the Central Unit and those in other units. St. Hilaire claims that prison officials-denied him equal protection by establishing a…