David Wilder Faunce v. Daniel J. McCarthy

26 F.3d 130 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David Wilder FAUNCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel J. McCARTHY, et al., Defendant-Appellees. No. 91-16722. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 11, 1994. Decided June 14, 1994. Before: CHOY, POOLE and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 California state prisoner David W. Faunce ("Faunce") appeals the district court's summary judgment for defendant prison officials in his action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1962 (i.e., RICO). 1 Faunce alleges that the prison officials conspired to deprive prisoners of their right to pursue litigation by opening, reading, destroying and delaying the prisoners' confidential mail. Faunce also alleges, inter alia, that prision officials conspired to deprive prisoners of their personal mail and that in furtherance of their mail fraud scheme prison officials intimidated witnesses, obstructed justice, and committed acts of attempted…