Vaughn v. Kernan

103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Howard Lee VAUGHN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.L. KERNAN, Warden; D.K. Sisto; M.H. Jensen; D.H. Fortin; V. Schumacker, Lt.; Poole, Lt.; J. Mendoza; P. Trask; G.A. Smith; E. Padaoan and G. Gorohoff, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-16815. 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 Howard Lee Vaughn, Jr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in Vaughn's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Vaughn contends that prison officials: (1) violated the Due Process Clause; (2) violated the Equal Protection Clause; (3) violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment; (4) wrongfully deprived Vaughn of his personal property; and (5) took retaliatory action against him. Additionally, Vaughn contends that…