Gerald C. Souch v. Samuel A. Lewis, Director Turner, Sgt. Eads, Cso

103 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gerald C. SOUCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, Director; Turner, Sgt.; Eads, CSO, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96-15339. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 2, 1996. * Decided Dec. 5, 1996. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gerald C. Souch, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his action alleging that defendants violated the mail regulations adopted as part of the consent decree in Hook v. Arizona, No. CIV-73-97-PHX-CAM (D.Ariz. Oct. 19, 1973) ("Hook I") (order incorporating proposed mail regulations into consent decree). We dismiss the appeal as moot. 3 On February 8, 1995, Souch filed a complaint alleging that defendants violated the regulations imposed by the Hook I consent decree when they returned a holiday package sent by his mother on December 17, 1993. 4 On October 25, 1996, this court "conclude[d]…