Hill v. Corcoran

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 99-6255 DANIEL WEBSTER HILL, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus THOMAS R. CORCORAN, Warden, Maryland House of Corrections-Annex; RICHARD LANHAM, Commission- er, Maryland Division of Corrections; CHARLES SMITH, Assistant Warden, Maryland House of Corrections Annex; MAJOR RAY, 7x3 Shift Com- mander, Maryland House of Corrections Annex; PAM SORENSON, Case Manager, Maryland House of Corrections Annex; GEORGE SHAHINIAN, CCSII, Maryland House of Corrections Annex; MR. DIXON, State Treasurer, State Treasurer’s Office, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CA- 98-4173-DKC) Submitted: June 17, 1999 Decided: June 23, 1999 Before MURNAGHAN and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Daniel Webster Hill, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Daniel Webster Hill appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1998) complaint. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Hill alleged that prison personnel negligent- ly lost papers he had given them to copy; Hill wanted to submit the papers with an appeal in another case. Inmates do not have a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for negligent interference by prison officials with their right of access to the courts. See Pink v. Lester, 52 F.3d 73, 74-75 (4th Cir. 1995). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2