MacArthur Smith v. Tom Long

53 F.3d 340 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. MacArthur SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tom LONG, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15852. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 19, 1995. * Decided April 27, 1995. Before: BROWNING, SNEED, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 MacArthur Smith appeals pro se the district court's dismissal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) of his 42 U.S.C. Sec.1983 action, alleging prison officials denied him access to the law library which resulted in the dismissal of his habeas petition. Where a prisoner "does not challenge the adequacy of a law library or alternative sources of legal knowledge, he must identify 'some specific instance in which [he] was actually denied access to the courts."' Allen v. Sakai, No. 93-16780, slip op. 2311, 2328 (9th Cir. March 1, 1995) (quoting Sands v. Lewis, 886 F.2d 1166, 1171 (9th Cir. 1989)). A prisoner who contends that his right to access to the courts was…