Matthew Wright v. Michael Hathaway

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

FEB 23 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MATTHEW WRIGHT, No. 21-35026

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-01633-RSM

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MICHAEL HATHAWAY; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES;

ELIZABETH HAINLINE,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 9, 2022** Seattle, Washington

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Before: BYBEE, BEA, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Matthew Wright appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment in a lawsuit brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that

defendants violated his First Amendment right to receive mail in Washington state

prison. We review de novo a…