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MURPHY v. SHAW

No. 97-35989.

195 F.3d 1121 (1999)

Kevin MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert SHAW, Unit Sergeant; Larry Bearley, Hearings Officer; Michael Mahoney, Bureau Warden; Myron Beeson, Bureau Warden; and Richard S. Day, Director, Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey T. Renz, Montana Defender Project, University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellant.

David L. Ohler, Assistant Attorney General, Montana Department of Corrections, Helena, Montana, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Kevin Murphy ("Murphy") is an inmate law clerk at the Montana State Prison ("Prison"). In early 1995, he sent a letter containing legal advice to fellow inmate Pat Tracy ("Tracy"). Murphy was subsequently disciplined based on the content of that letter. In this action, Murphy alleges that the discipline imposed by the Prison violated his First Amendment rights, his right as an inmate to access to the courts, and his rights...

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