Paul Kay Coronel v. State of Hawaii
Opinion
Opinion
9 F.3d 1551 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paul Kay CORONEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF HAWAII, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16587. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 20, 1993. * Decided Oct. 26, 1993. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Paul Kay Coronel, a Hawaii state prisoner, appeals pro se and in forma pauperis the district court's judgment after a bench trial in favor of the defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We dismiss the appeal for Coronel's failure to provide the trial transcript as required by Fed.R.App.P. 10(b)(2). 3 Coronel sought redress for the alleged violation of his first amendment right to attend Sunday night Mormon religious services. Coronel is classified a "close custody" inmate, meaning he is prohibited by prison regulation from leaving his module at night. He challenges the district court's…