CANELL v. LIGHTNER

No. 95-35161.

143 F.3d 1210 (1998)

Alvin Howard CANELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer Roderick LIGHTNER; Robert Skipper, Multnomah County Sheriff; Multnomah County Detention Center, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas W. Marchi, De La Cruz, Carney, and Marchi, Seattle, Washington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gerald H. Itkin, Office of Multnomah County Counsel, Portland, Oregon, for defendant-appellee.

Before: REINHARDT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and SEDWICK, District Judge.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Alvin Howard Canell appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his § 1983 action against Officer Roderick Lightner, Sheriff Robert Skipper, and the Multnomah County Detention Center for violations of his First Amendment rights.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

During the two-month period from March 4, 1993 to May 17, 1993...

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