Leatherwood v. Whetsel

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

MARY BECK BRISCOE, Chief Judge.

Michael D. Leatherwood, an Oklahoma prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He claimed that his constitutional rights were violated when jail officials opened his non-legal, non-privileged mail and delivered it to the office of the Oklahoma County District Attorney. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2009, Mr. Leatherwood entered guilty pleas to six counts of rape. He was sentenced to 20 years on each count to…