Heard v. Chavez

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Timothy M. Tymkovich, Chief Judge

John Heard, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two employees of the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility (“GCCF”) who prevented him from receiving several publications that were mailed to him. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I. Background

Mr. Heard filed this action against several GCCF employees, alleging that they violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by intercepting and rejecting publications that were…