Sabil M. MUJAHID, AKA Terry Smith, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin MEYER, Correctional Officer, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

Sabil M. Mujahid, also known as Terry Smith, a prisoner at the Halawa Confinement Facility, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Mujahid alleged that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by finding him guilty of violating prison regulations for speaking with an inmate from another residence area. Mujahid was placed in disciplinary segregation for fourteen days as a result of the misconduct.

We review de novo. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 , 110 S.Ct. 3217 , 110 L.Ed.2d 664 (1990). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Mujahid contends that Haw.Admin.Rule § 17-201-18 created a protected liberty interest in remaining free from disciplinary segregation and that as a result he was entitled to due process protection. He specifically claims (1) that the district court erred by granting summary judgment because there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the prison adjustment committee’s finding of guilt was supported by sufficient evidence, see Haw.Admin.Rule § 17-201-18(b); and (2)…