Richard Lee Sisk v. Samuel Lewis, Director Grant Woods, Attorney General
Opinion
Opinion
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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard Lee SISK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, Director; Grant Woods, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-16033. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1995. * Decided Dec. 11, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Lee Sisk, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. He contends the district court erred when it granted summary judgment in favor of the State. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Stephens v. Borg, 59 F.3d 932, 933 (9th Cir.1995), and affirm. 3 Sisk was convicted of first degree murder and on December 23, 1974 sentenced under the "old code" to life imprisonment, without possibility of parole for twenty-five years. He contends he has a right to good time credits under former A.R.S. §§ 31-251,…