[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 96-1813
ANTHONY JACKSON,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
ANN COWELL, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Selya, Boudin and Lynch,
Circuit Judges.
Anthony Jackson on brief pro se.
Nancy Ankers White, Special Assistant Attorney General, and
Richard C. McFarland, Senior Litigation Attorney, Department of
Correction, on brief for appellees.
January 31, 1997
Per Curiam. Plaintiff brought a civil action
under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that he was transferred to
Old Colony Correctional Center ("OCCC") in retaliation for
his litigation activities, and that prison officials at OCCC
interfered in various ways with his access to the courts.
Following substantial discovery, the magistrate recommended
granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff
objected, and the district judge undertook an extensive
review. In a detailed memorandum opinion the court concluded
that plaintiff's proof failed to create a genuine issue of
fact as to one or more of the elements necessary to sustain
each of his claims.
Upon a de novo review of the judgment and the
issues raised in the parties' briefs, we affirm substantially
for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion. See
Loc. R. 27.1.
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