Anderson v. City, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitations

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 1 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DION ANDERSON, No. 14-17451 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 1:14-cv-00202-LJO-MJS v. MEMORANDUM * THE CITY, The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations; THE COUNTY OF KINGS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding Submitted November 18, 2015** Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Dion Anderson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim alleging constitutional violations stemming from purportedly false charges of battery on a correctional * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). officer. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)); Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir. 2011) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A). We affirm. The district court properly dismissed Anderson’s claims against defendants Gibson, Cavazos and Lozano because Anderson failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (requirements for facial plausibility); Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2011) (requirements for establishing supervisory liability); Mann v. Adams, 855 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir. 1988) (order) (explaining that there is “no legitimate claim of entitlement to a prison grievance procedure”). The district court properly dismissed Anderson’s claims against defendant King County because Anderson failed to allege facts sufficient to establish municipal liability. See Jackson v. Barnes, 749 F.3d 755, 763-64 (9th Cir. 2014) (discussing factual allegations sufficient to establish municipal liability based on a policy of inaction). AFFIRMED. 2 14-17451