Jerry B. Balisok v. Chase Riveland, Secretary Department of Corrections

40 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jerry B. BALISOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chase RIVELAND, Secretary Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35538. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1994. * Decided Nov. 21, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jerry B. Balisok, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in Balisok's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that prison officials violated his Right to Privacy and his First Amendment and Due Process rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo the district court's summary judgment, see Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and we affirm. 3 During his incarceration at Washington State Penitentiary, Balisok wrote to former United…