James Nelson Blair v. Daniel Vasquez

9 F.3d 1550 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Nelson BLAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15014. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 5, 1993. * Decided Oct. 26, 1993. 1 Before: CHOY, GOODWIN, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 James Blair appeals the district court's dismissal of his second claim for relief in his amended complaint, which reads, "The actions of the defendants in denying plaintiff use of the inmate law library constitute denial of plaintiff's right to have access to the courts...." 4 The only facts alleged in either complaint regarding access to the law library are that the defendants failed to provide Blair with material from the law library for eleven days during a stay in the hospital. The district court correctly concluded that this brief lack of access to library materials did not amount to denial of access to the courts in the absence of an actual injury. See…