Lawrence M. Weiswasser v. J. Stainer, G. Avila, E. Booke, J. Gomez J. Trotter, and G. Smith

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43 F.3d 1481·1994 WL 693124·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 39832
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 9, 199494-16019California960 words

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43 F.3d 1481 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lawrence M. WEISWASSER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. STAINER, G. Avila, E. Booke, J. Gomez; J. Trotter, and G. Smith, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16019. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1994. * Decided Dec. 9, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, HALL, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lawrence Weiswasser, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in Weiswasser's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging an inadequate prison law library and inadequate library access. 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 Prisoners have a constitutional right of meaningful access to the courts through "adequate law libraries or…

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