Jefferson Mallette v. Joseph Pendergrass

59 F.3d 175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jefferson MALLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph PENDERGRASS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35953. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 17, 1995. * Decided June 21, 1995. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alaska state prisoner Jefferson A. Mallette appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. Mallette contends that prison officials violated his constitutional rights under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Contract clause, when they interfered with his business mail and denied him an opportunity to continue operating his paralegal business while incarcerated. We affirm. 3 We reject Mallette's contention that he has a constitutional right to conduct his paralegal business. Prison officials may prohibit an inmate from engaging in general correspondence…