Canell v. Dowd

95 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alvin Howard CANELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Denis DOWD; Oregon Department of Corrections; Frank Hall; Trent V. Axen (Law Librarian Oregon State Penitentiary), in Official and Individual Capacity, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35582. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1996. * Decided Aug. 23, 1996. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oregon state prisoner Alvin Howard Canell appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment to prison officials at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Canell contends that the indigent mail policies of the Oregon Department of Corrections ("DOC") deny him meaningful access to the courts and his equal protection and free speech rights. We affirm. 3 The district court properly granted the prison officials summary judgment on Canell's meaningful access claims because Canell did not demonstrate actual injury arising…