Rahim v. Gomez

87 F.3d 1321 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Shakir Abdul RAHIM, aka Michael Jackson; Al-Wakell Mahmood, aka Robert James, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James GOMEZ, Director of California Department of Corrections; J.M. Ratelle, Warden of Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55599. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 15, 1996. * Decided June 13, 1996. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM ** This is a civil rights action brought by two California state prisoners charged with wrongdoing in connection with a racial disturbance at the prison. Based on information provided by three confidential sources, prison officials concluded that the prisoners conspired to continue the racial violence. They were placed in administrative segregation pending administrative review of the charges. That administrative review ultimately resulted in a determination that the confidential information…