Terry Turner v. John Smythe

992 F.2d 1220 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Terry TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John SMYTHE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16762. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided April 30, 1993. Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Terry Turner, a Hawaii state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order granting summary judgment to the defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Appellant brought this action against prison officials, alleging that his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights had been violated in connection with his administrative segregation for threatening prison staff. The district court adopted the magistrate-judge's findings and recommendation granting summary judgment for defendants on the grounds of res judicata, collateral estoppel, immunity, and failure to…