Tony A. Luca v. Samuel Lewis, Director John Zimmerman

28 F.3d 106 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Tony A. LUCA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, Director; John Zimmerman, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16976. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1994. * Decided June 10, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Tony Luca, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials, in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Luca contends his constitutional rights under the Equal Protection Clause were violated when he was denied compassionate leave to visit his mother. We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment, Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1044 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 3 A grant of summary judgment should be affirmed only if the evidence, read in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, demonstrates that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the…