Merle L. Royse v. James B. Crawford Thomas Mueller

19 F.3d 1441 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Merle L. ROYSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James B. CRAWFORD; Thomas Mueller, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35735. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 22, 1994. * Decided March 1, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Merle L. Royse, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Royse contends that (1) he was denied his constitutional right of access to the courts because, contrary to prison regulations, two prison guards refused to log out his legal mail upon receipt; (2) his constitutional rights were violated when he was later retaliated against for insisting that a supervisor be called so that his legal mail would be logged out upon receipt; and (3) he was denied equal protection because two prison guards refused to log out his legal mail upon receipt contrary…