Ruben T. Hernandez v. James H. Gomez Charles D. Marshall, Warden and Briddle

12 F.3d 1106 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ruben T. HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James H. GOMEZ; Charles D. Marshall, Warden; and Briddle, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15890. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1993. * Decided Dec. 3, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ruben T. Hernandez, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Hernandez contends that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants allegedly disrupted and excessively delayed the delivery of his personal mail. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . 3 We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment. Jones v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 968 F.2d 937, 940 (9th Cir.1989). Summary judgment is appropriate only where no genuine issues of material fact exist and the…