J.R. Wilkerson v. Charles D. Marshall, Warden

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29 F.3d 638·1994 WL 389756·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 26338
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 26, 199493-16525California811 words

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Opinion

29 F.3d 638 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. J.R. WILKERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-16525. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 18, 1994. * Decided July 26, 1994. Before: FARRIS, KOZINSKI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 J.R. Wilkerson, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant Charles Marshall in Wilkerson's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that Marshall violated his First Amendment right to correspond and to marry. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and affirm. 3 Wilkerson contends that Marshall violated his First Amendment rights by implementing a prison policy that prohibited prisoners from soliciting pen pals from the general public. Although the…

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