T hi s or derand j udgm enti s notbi ndi ng pr ece dent , exce ptundert he * d o ctri n es o f law o f th e c ase , res jud icata, and co ll ateral estop p el. T h e c o u rt gener al l ydi s favor s the ci t at i on of or der s and j udgm ent s ; neverthel es s , an or der and j udgm entm aybe ci t ed undert he t erm s and condi t i ons of 10th C i r . R . 36. 3. 

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Pl ai nt i ff - A ppel l ant , N o. 06- 1175 v . ( D . C . N o . 0 6 - C V - 5 1 - Z L W) D R D C W A R D E N , U nderC ol orof S t a t e L a w , O ffi c i a l C a p a c i ty; A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L , U nderC ol or o f S t a t e L a w , O ffi c i a l C a p a c i ty, (D . C o lo .)

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ORDE R AND J UDGM EN T * B efor e K E L L Y , M c K A Y , and LU CE RO , C i rcui tJudg es. A ft erexami ni ng A ppel l ant ’ s br i ef a nd the r ecor d on appea l , t hi s panel has det erm i ned unani m ous l ythator al ar gum entw oul d notm at er i al l yas s i s tt he d e te rm in a tio n o f

th is a p p e a l. See F e d . R . A p p . P . 3 4 (a )( 2 ); 1 0 th C ir . R . 3 4 .1 (G ). T h e c a se is th e re fo re o rd e re d su b m itt e d w ith o u t o ra l ar g u m e n t. T hi s i s a pr o s e s t at e pr i s oner§ 1983 appea l . A ppel l antfi l ed a c om pl ai nt a lleg in g v io latio n s o f h is c o n stitu tio n a l rig h ts in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e lo ss o f h is m ani l a fol der s , not es , and bl ank l egal form s . T he di s tr i ctcourtdi s m i s s ed the- 2-

compl ai ntas l egal l yfr i vol ous and deni ed A ppel l ant ’ s “O bj ect i on of O r derof J u d g e m e n t o f

D is m is s a l,” w h ic h it c o n s tru e d a s a M o tio n to R e c o n s id e r. T he di s tr i ctcourthel d thatA ppel l ant ’ s due pr oces s r i ght s w er e notvi ol at ed bythe al l eged theftof hi s fol der s beca us e he c oul d have us ed the pr i s on gr i evanc e pr ocedur e t o obt ai n r es t or at i on orr es t i tut i on of hi s per s onal pr operty . O r derand Ju d g m e n t o f

D ism iss a l, D o c . 1 0 a t 2 . A p p e llan t h a d a ss e rte d th a t h e filed a k ite t o hi s cas e manager , butr ece i ved no r es pons e. C om pl ai nt , D oc. 3 at7. A ppel l ant al s o as s ert ed thatt he ki t e he f i l ed w as s t ol en, pr event i ng hi m fr om obt ai ni ng a gr i evanc e form t o pr ocee d w i th the form al gr i evanc e pr ocedur e. O bj ect i on of O r derof J udgementof D i s m i s s al , D oc. 11 at1. A ppel l antdi d notas s er tthathe t ook anyfur theract i ons t o fi l e a gr i evanc e, s uch as ques t i oni ng the di s appea r ance of the ki t e oratt empt i ng a s econd t i m e t o obt ai n a gr i evanc e form . T hus , the di s tr i ctcourthel d thatbeca us e A ppel l antcoul d have us ed the pr i s on gr i evanc e pr ocedur e t o obt ai n a r emedy , hi s due pr oces s r i ght s w er e notvi ol at ed. O r derand J udgm entof D i s m i s s al , D oc. 10 at2 ( ci t i ng Huds on v. P alm er , 468 U . S. 517, 533 (1 9 8 4 )); s ee als o D .O .C . A d m in . R e g . 8 5 0 -0 4 , G ri e v a n c e P ro c e d u re a t I V .D .1 .d (“I n the even tthe ti m e l i m i tcon cerni ng anyst ep o f t he [g ri evan ce] pr ocess expi r es w i thouta r es pons e, t he [i nm at e] m aypr ocee d t o the nexts t ep w i thi n fi ve ca lend ar d ay s o f th e d ate the resp o n se w as d u e.”). T h e d istri ct co u rtfu rth er h eld th at t o the e x tent A p p ell an t i n tend ed to as sert a c la im o f

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a c c e s s to th e c o u rt s , h e fa ile d to a lle g e a n a c tu a l inju ry.- 3-

O r derand J udgm entof D i s m i s s al , D oc. 10 at3. A ppel l antm us ts how thatthe al l eged theftof hi s l egal m at er i al s hi nder ed hi s effor t s t o pur s ue a nonf r i vol ous leg a l cla im th a t eith e r a ttac k e d h is s e n ten c e o r c h a llen g e d th e c o n d iti o n s o f h is c o n fin e m e n t, se e C a sey v . L e w is , 518 U . S. 343, 355 ( 1996) , and he mustdes cr i be th e u n d e rly in g leg a l cla im “ b ya lleg a tio n s in th e c o m p lain t su fficie n t to g iv e fa ir not i ce t o a defendant , ” see C hristop her v. Harbu ry , 5 3 6 U . S . 4 0 3 , 4 1 6 (20 0 2 ). In hi s compl ai nt , A ppel l antas s ert ed thatthe s t ol en not es r el at ed t o “var es [s i c] l aw s ui t e [s i c] and di ffe r en [s i c] i s s ues and mycas e I ’ m i n pr i s on for . ” Co mp l a i n t , Do c . 3 a t8 . Ap p e l l a n ta l s o s t a t e d th a th i s fo l d e r s i n c l u d e d “ s o me cas e l aw I m i ghtnoteverfi nd agai n thatw i l l hel p m e fi ghtthi s 24 y ears ent ence . ” O bj ect i on of O r derof J udgementof D i s m i s s al , D oc. 11 at1. H ow ever , A ppel l ant pr ovi ded no expl anat i on r egar di ng how thes e mat er i al s w oul d as s i s thi s cas e or w hatl egal cl ai m s he w as hi nder ed i n pur s ui ng bythe l os s of hi s form s and rese arc h . W e a lso n o te th at A p p ell an t did n o t exp lai n h o w A p p ell ee s w ere r es pons i bl e fort he al l eged l os s of hi s l egal m at er i al s . R ather , he s i m pl yal l eged w ith o u t ela b o ra tio n th a t h is fo ld e rs w e re tak e n b y“ a p e rso n ,” “ th is a s ta b b u lis h m e n t [ s ic ],” a n d “ s o m e o n e a t D R D C .” C o m p la in t, D o c . 3 a t 4 -6 . Af t e ra th o r o u g h r e v i e w o f Ap p e l l a n t ’ s b r i e f

a n d th e r e c o r d o n a p p e a l , we agr ee w i th t he di s tr i ctcourtt hatnone of A ppel l ant ’ s cl ai m s ar e cogni zabl e under § 1 9 8 3 . F o r su b sta n tiallyth e sa m e re a so n s s e t fo rth b yth e d istric t co u rt in its or der s , w e AF F I RM the di s tr i ctcourt ’ s di s m i s s al of A ppel l ant ’ s cl ai m s . W e do,- 4-

h o w e v e r, GRANT A ppel l ant ’ s m ot i on forl eave t o pr ocee d on appea l w i thout pr epaym entof cos t s orfee s , and w e r emi nd A ppel l antof hi s obl i gat i on t o m ake the paym ent s unt i l the ent i r e fe e has been pa i d.

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