Opinion ID: 694877
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Failure to Follow Prison Policies

Text: 10 In addition to alleging direct violations of the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Goodrum contends that defendants have failed to follow their own written policies. Prison regulations may create a constitutionally protected liberty interest if they place[ ] substantive limitations on the exercise of official discretion. Smith v. Noonan, 992 F.2d 987, 989 (9th Cir.1993). The only prison regulations identified in Goodrum's complaint concern the prison's internal grievance procedures. Although these procedures are mandatory, they do not create substantive rights. See Cal.Code Regs. tit. 15, Secs. 3084-3084.7. Therefore, they do not give rise to a constitutionally cognizable liberty interest. Noonan, 992 F.2d at 989. 11 AFFIRMED.