Douglas Lee Wood v. John Avenenti, Warden

51 F.3d 284 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Lee WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John AVENENTI, Warden, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15946. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 15, 1994. * Decided March 22, 1995. Before: LAY, ** PREGERSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Plaintiff-Appellant Douglas Wood, an inmate incarcerated in the Florence unit of the Arizona Department of Corrections, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees John Avenenti and other officials employed at the Florence unit. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , Wood claims that prison officials denied him meaningful access to the courts because they failed to provide him with legal assistance and access to a law library. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We reverse and remand. BACKGROUND 3 On August 2, 1991, prison officials accused Plaintiff-Appellant Douglas Wood, an inmate…