FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit

August 1, 2011 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court TENTH CIRCUIT

EBRAHIM ADKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 11-3131 v. (D.C. No. 5:10-CV-03170-SAC) ROBERT SAPIEN, Unit Team (D. Kan.) Manager, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; PAUL SNYDER, Unit Team Manager, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; DON STURGILL, Unit Team Counselor, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; RANDY KAUFMAN, Unit Team Counselor, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; CARRIE MARLETT, Unit Team Counselor, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her dual capacity; DALE CALL, Administrator, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; DEBBIE BRATTON, Deputy Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her dual capacity; RAY ROBERTS, Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his dual capacity; WILLIAM CUMMINGS, Secretary of Corrections Designee, Kansas Department of Corrections, in his dual capacity; ROGER WERHOLTZ, Secretary of Corrections, Kansas Department of Corrections, in his dual capacity; LIV RICE, Administrator, Kansas Department of Corrections, in her dual capacity; DAVID RIGGIN, Administrator, Kansas Department of Corrections, in his dual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Before O’BRIEN, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

After examining Plaintiff’s brief and the appellate record, this panel has

determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the

determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G).

This case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Plaintiff Ebrahim Adkins, an individual formerly incarcerated in the Kansas

state prison system, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his § 1983

action against various Kansas prison officials. In his complaint, Plaintiff alleged

that Defendants unlawfully interfered with his access to the courts during his

incarceration by placing him on mailing and copying restrictions and by

mishandling and confiscating his legal mail. The district court concluded that the

declaratory and injunctive relief sought by Plaintiff had been rendered moot by

his release from prison. The court also concluded that Plaintiff’s allegations were

* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

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court accordingly dismissed the complaint.

After thoroughly reviewing Plaintiff’s brief and the record on appeal, we

conclude that the district court’s ruling was correct and well-reasoned. We

therefore AFFIRM the dismissal of Plaintiff’s complaint for substantially the

same reasons stated by the district court. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma

pauperis on appeal is GRANTED.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

Monroe G. McKay Circuit Judge

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