Sims v. Bureau of Prisons

76 F.3d 388 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Daniel B. SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUREAU OF PRISONS, Director; R.J. Lanphear, Acting Warden; G. Dematteo, Case Manager; C.R. Odum, Unit Manager; D. Balliet, Property Officer; D. Groover, Counselor; M.T. Strahl, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16170. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 23, 1996. * Decided Jan. 25, 1996. Before: ALARCON, HALL, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Daniel B. Sims, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in his Bivens action alleging that prison officials arbitrarily increased his custodial classification without due process and denied him access to the courts. We review a district court's summary judgment de novo. Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 815 (9th Cir.1994). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Sims contends that the district…