Donald W. Miniken v. Tana Wood, Fred Warneka

97 F.3d 1459 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Donald W. MINIKEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tana WOOD, Fred Warneka, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35838. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 26, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Donald W. Miniken, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants, Washington State Penitentiary ("WSP") officials, in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. Miniken alleged that defendants violated his First Amendment rights to access to the courts and free speech by enforcing Department of Corrections ("DOC") policies that allow mailroom staff to inspect his legal mail, and by failing to ensure that mailroom staff adhere to any policy regarding legal mail. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court's grant of…