Sabil M. Mujahid v. George Sumner

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sabil M. MUJAHID, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George SUMNER, et. al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-17082. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1993. * Decided June 28, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Hawaii state prisoner Sabil Mujahid appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for prison officials in Mujahid's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, alleging that prison officials violated his civil rights by preventing him from corresponding directly with members of the news media. The district court found that the prison rule prohibiting prisoners from corresponding directly with the news media was unconstitutional but that the prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity because the prisoners did not have a clearly established right to do so. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm. 3 We review the district…