Thomas William Sinclair Richey v. Chase Riveland

26 F.3d 132 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas William Sinclair RICHEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chase RIVELAND, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35688. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided June 9, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas Richey, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendant prison officials in Richey's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. Richey claims that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by denying his request to transfer to a prison in Scotland. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 In 1987, Richey, a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, pleaded guilty in Washington state court to first degree murder and attempted murder and was sentenced to sixty-five years imprisonment, an "exceptional" sentence above the…