Mitchell Harrel Jackson, AKA Rashad Ali Muhammad v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Dept. Of Corrections

995 F.2d 231 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mitchell Harrel JACKSON, aka Rashad Ali Muhammad, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director, Dept. of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 7, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mitchell Harris Jackson, 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 alleging that prison officials violated his right of access to the courts. We review de novo, Harper v. Wallingford, 877 F.2d 728, 731 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. I. Access to Courts 3 Jackson contends that prison officials denied him meaningful access to the courts because he was required to contact his counsel by mail instead of by telephone. 4 Prison officials must provide inmates with meaningful access to the…