Leopoldo Cardenas v. C/o Skillings

98 F.3d 1345 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leopoldo CARDENAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C/O SKILLINGS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35541. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 7, 1996. * Decided Oct. 11, 1996. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leopoldo Cardenas, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's judgment in favor of Correctional Officer Robert Skillings following a bench trial in Cardenas' 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Cardenas contends that: (1) Skillings subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment; (2) he was denied access to the courts when prison officials retaliated by confiscating a folder containing all of his legal materials; and (3) the district court abused its discretion by failing to sanction Skillings for discovery abuses. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm. 3 Because this is an appeal from a bench trial, we review…