Jennings

MEMORANDUM **

Robert L. Jennings, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in Jennings’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against prison officials. Jennings contends that the defendants discriminated against him as an Afri *669 can American by subjecting only African American inmates to a purportedly random property search. He also contends defendants interfered with his access to the courts because of the manner in which his property was confiscated. In addition, he contends that prison authorities during the search retaliated against him for previous complaints about prison conditions by destroying his property receipts and holding him for an excessive amount of time.

We agree with the district court that Jennings’ response to defendants’ showing in their motion for summary judgment was not sufficient to create any triable issues of fact on his equal protection claim. To prevail on a claim of an equal protection violation, Jennings must allege that a racially discriminatory purpose or intent influenced prison officials. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Hous. Dev. Corp., 429 U.S. 252, 265-66 , 97 S.Ct. 555 , 50 L.Ed.2d 450 (1977). In…