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357 F. App'x 136

Prophet v. Clark

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided December 8, 2009

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2009-12-08

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1915A · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Lewis Director Arizona Department of Corrections v. Casey · Herman Resnick v. Warden Hayes Lt. Ernst Officer Myers (Dho) Counselor Aune Officer Wade · Miller v. Yokohama Tire Corp.

Decided 2009-12-08

¶1*137MEMORANDUM …

¶2Joseph Danny Prophet, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000). We affirm.

¶3The district court properly dismissed the action because the amended complaint failed to allege facts suggesting that the defendants hindered Prophet’s efforts to pursue a nonfrivolous legal claim, and Prophet failed to correct the deficiencies in the complaint though he was given an opportunity to do so. See id. at 449 (“In a constitutional tort, as in any other, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant’s actions caused him some injury”); Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354-55, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (holding that a prisoner’s right to access the courts is limited to the pursuit of a non-frivolous claim concerning his conviction or conditions of confinement); see also Miller v. Yokohama Tire Corp., 358 F.3d 616, 622 (9th Cir.2004) (‘Where the plaintiff has previously filed an amended complaint ... the district court’s discretion to deny leave to amend is particularly broad.”).

¶4Prophet’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

¶5AFFIRMED.

¶6 This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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