Richard Lee Carmichael v. Chase Riveland

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard Lee CARMICHAEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chase RIVELAND; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-36515. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 4, 1993. 1 Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Richard Lee Carmichael, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order denying his motion for partial summary judgment and motion for a preliminary injunction. Carmichael alleged that his placement in an administrative segregation unit amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and that appellees conducted meaningless due process hearings and, therefore, arbitrarily retained him in administrative segregation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1), and we dismiss in part and affirm in part. 4 The denial of a motion for partial summary judgment is not a final order and, therefore, is not appealable.…