James Wilburn Menefield v. L. Stradley

996 F.2d 1226 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Wilburn MENEFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. STRADLEY, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16350. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1993. * Decided July 1, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Menefield, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion for a preliminary injunction. Menefield alleged that defendants Sergeant Stradley and Lieutenant Bird, officers at California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi, caused him to be transferred to Pelican Bay State Prison in retaliation for his threat to file a civil rights action challenging the Department of Corrections "strip-cells" policy. He sought a preliminary injunction ordering his transfer back to CCI. The court found that the record did not support the allegations of retaliation and denied the injunction. We affirm. I. 3 The denial of…