Koch v. Lewis

62 F.3d 1424 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mark A. KOCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Department of Corrections; Roger Crist, Warden, complex for Florence; Ernie Salazar, Deputy Warden for the Administrative Detention Unit; Fred Ballard, Major of Security for East Unit; Chuck Goldsmith, Captain of Security for East Unit; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17250. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 16, 1995. * Decided Aug. 1, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Mark A. Koch is a convicted felon in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC). He is currently incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence, Arizona. Koch brought this 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action against various ADOC officials (prison officials, or defendants), alleging that the officials violated his civil rights when, in retaliation for other court actions he had…