Thomas William Sinclair Richey v. James Blodgett, Superintendent

43 F.3d 1479 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. James BLODGETT, Superintendent, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35261. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1994. * Decided Dec. 12, 1994. Before: POOLE, BRUNETTI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas Richey, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in Richey's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. In his action, Richey claimed that prison officials violated his due process and first amendment rights when they confiscated two manuscripts that he tried to mail after they discovered that the package contained an envelope that was designated "for use with legal materials only." We affirm. 3 The district court properly granted summary judgment as to Richey's due process claim because adequate post-deprivation remedies are available under…