Monroe Jones v. Officer Cavazos

992 F.2d 1219 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Monroe JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer CAVAZOS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16590. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 5, 1993. MEMORANDUM ** Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 Monroe Jones, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Cavazos, in Jones' 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Jones contends that Cavazos, a correctional officer, violated his constitutional rights by refusing to mail his legal correspondence without first reading the documents. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 2 We review de novo a district court's grant of summary judgment. Hopkins v. Andaya, 958 F.2d 881, 884 (9th Cir.1992). 3 "On summary judgment, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party." Id. Initially, the moving…