James Wilburn Menefield v. D.J. Helsel T. Jewell v. Baker L. Anderson S.E. Rodriguez Charles D. Marshall

78 F.3d 594 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Wilburn MENEFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D.J. HELSEL; T. Jewell; V. Baker; L. Anderson; S.E. Rodriguez; Charles D. Marshall, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16036. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 17, 1995. Decided March 12, 1996. Before: NORRIS, BEEZER and TROTT, Circuit Judges: 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 James Menefield, a California state prisoner, sued several state prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . Menefield alleges the officials deprived him of due process by terminating his work assignment and retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment right to file grievances. The district court granted summary judgment to all defendants, and Menefield timely appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. FACTS 3 In 1991, Menefield was an inmate of Pelican Bay State Prison assigned to work as a clerk in the prison's law…