Michael Cooper v. Manfred F. Maass, for Oregon State Penitentiary Harvey Suwol Bob Wallace C. Schnoor Nicholas Armenikas
Opinion
Opinion
24 F.3d 245 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Manfred F. MAASS, for Oregon State Penitentiary; Harvey Suwol; Bob Wallace; C. Schnoor; Nicholas Armenikas, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35669. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 11, 1994. * Decided May 16, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Plaintiff Michael Cooper, a prisoner of the state of Oregon, appeals pro se the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action against various prison officials. We reverse and remand. I. 3 On March 31, 1993, Cooper filed suit against certain officials of the Oregon State Penitentiary. Cooper alleged that defendants filed a false misconduct report and spread false rumors about him, resulting in his removal from the presidency of a prison activities club and a one-year suspension from other prison activities. Cooper also claimed that these rumors created conflict between…