Nevin Mawhinney v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Peter Preiser, Commissioner of Corrections, and Norris, Lieutenant

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

State prisoner Nevin Mawhinney appeals from a summary dismissal prior to service of summons and answer 1 by the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Foley, J., of his pro se civil rights complaint, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983, which alleged that he was denied access to religious services while in punitive segregation, that he was subjected to prison discipline without due process, and that he was punished for exercising his right of access to the courts. The only question on appeal is whether these allegations sufficiently present a ground for…