Gary Pilon v. Taylor Braslow Gary L. Banning Ruben Cedeno Chase Riveland

42 F.3d 1401 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary PILON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Taylor BRASLOW; Gary L. Banning; Ruben Cedeno; Chase Riveland; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35452. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1994. * Decided Nov. 25, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Washington state prisoner Gary V. Pilon appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for defendants in this 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging denial of access to the courts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and affirm. 3 * To accommodate prisoners' constitutional right of court access, prison officials must provide adequate law libraries or competent legal assistance. Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 828 (1977); Sands v. Lewis, 886 F.2d 1166, 1168 (9th Cir.1989). Upon review of the record, we hold there is no genuine dispute that Washington state has continually provided…