Douglas Edward Green v. Samuel E. Lewis, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections

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12 F.3d 1106·1993 WL 497995·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 36487
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 1, 199393-15724California393 words

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Opinion

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Edward GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel E. LEWIS, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15724. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 5, 1993. Decided Dec. 1, 1993. Before: KILKENNY, SNEED, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Douglas E. Green, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment against him in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. Green contends that his constitutional rights were violated when he was transferred from the Central Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex at Florence to Cellblock-6 ("CB-6"), the maximum security unit of that institution. 3 On appeal, Green contends that: (1) he was denied equal protection of the law because inmates at the Central Unit enjoy greater access to the law library than inmates at CB-6; and (2) he was denied meaningful access to the…

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