The following excerpt is from Rhinehart v. Pima County Jail Library, 972 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1992):
Rhinehart first contends he is entitled to damages because prison officials lost his newspaper article. Rhinehart does not state a claim under section 1983 regarding the loss of his property, however, because Arizona law provides him with an adequate state postdeprivation remedy. See Ariz.Rev.Stat. 12-821 et seq.; Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 533 (1984).
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