Abe Williams, Jr. v. Alameda County Sheriff Dept.

990 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Abe WILLIAMS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT., et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16316. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 5, 1993. * Decided March 19, 1993. Before ALARCON, RYMER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Abe Williams, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the decision of the district court granting summary judgment for the defendants, denying him leave to amend his complaint to include an additional plaintiff and awarding costs to the defendants. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part. 3 While Williams was incarcerated at the North County Jail, Deputies Kreeft and Ruiz interfered with mail addressed to Williams by confiscating a gardening magazine and the advertising inserts within another magazine. Williams filed suit against the deputies under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , claiming that they deprived him of his First…