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Thames v. Gillette

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 20, 2002
32 F. App'x 383 (9th Cir. 2002)

Opinion


32 Fed.Appx. 383 (9th Cir. 2002) Brian Franklin THAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roxanna GILLETTE; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-16859. D.C. No. CV-99-01224-FCD. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 20, 2002

Submitted March 11, 2002.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Frank C. Damrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding.

Before CANBY, BEEZER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Brian Franklin Thames, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging he was retaliated against for exercising his First Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review de novo a grant of summary judgment. Margolis v. Ryan, 140 F.3d 850, 852 (9th Cir.1998).

Thames contends that he was placed in administrative segregation and transferred to another prison because he threatened to file a grievance against his creative writing teacher. Because Thames failed to controvert defendants' evidence that their actions served legitimate penological goals, the district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants. See Pratt v. Rowland, 65 F.3d 802, 806 (9th Cir.1995).

We grant Thames's motion to lodge documents.

We deny Thames's motion for appointment of counsel because he has not shown "exceptional circumstances." Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir.1991).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Thames v. Gillette

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 20, 2002
32 F. App'x 383 (9th Cir. 2002)
Case details for

Thames v. Gillette

Case Details

Full title:Brian Franklin THAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roxanna GILLETTE; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 20, 2002

Citations

32 F. App'x 383 (9th Cir. 2002)