Jerry B. Balisok v. Tana Wood Timothy Boutz

82 F.3d 422 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jerry B. BALISOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tana WOOD; Timothy Boutz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35273. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 26, 1996. * Decided April 1, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jerry B. Balisok, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. Balisok alleges that Timothy Boutz, Director of Education at the North Campus of the Walla Walla Community College ("WWCC") located at the Washington State Penitentiary ("WSP"), and Tana Wood, Superintendent of WSP, violated his due process rights by expelling him from a business math class as a sanction for having withheld information regarding a fellow classmate's attempt to cheat on an exam. Balisok also contends the district court abused its discretion by not…