642 F2d 1129 Wright v. Rushen  642 F.2d 1129  James C. WRIGHT et
al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Ruth RUSHEN et al., Defendants-
Appellants.  No. 80-4534.  United States Court of Appeals, Ninth
Circuit.  Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1981. Decided March 13,
1981.  John T. Murphy, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-
appellants.  Sanford Jay Rosen, Rosen & Remcho, San Francisco,
Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees; Gary P. Reynolds, Sacramento,
Cal., on brief.   Before SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and
HEMPHILL*, District Judge.  SNEED, Circuit Judge:   The issue is
whether the district court properly issued a preliminary
injunction mandating extensive changes at three California state
prisons. Because we conclude that the district court did not
apply the proper legal standards assessing the plaintiffs'
probability of ultimate success on the merits, the entire
preliminary injunction must be set aside. We remand the case to
the district court for further proceedings consistent with our
opinion.    The plaintiffs are a