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694 F. App'x 541

Matthew Silva v. Jeffrey Uttecht

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided July 19, 2017

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2017-07-19

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 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 · Starr v. Baca · Hebbe v. Pliler

Decided 2017-07-19

¶1 MEMORANDUM …

¶2 Former Washington state prisoner Matthew G. Silva appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging retaliation, access-to-courts, and state law claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm.

¶3 The district, court properly dismissed Silva’s action because both Silva’s complaint and proposed amended complaint failed to allege facts sufficient to state any plausible claim. See Hebbe, 627 F.3d at 341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (although pro se pleadings are to be construed liberally, a plaintiff must present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief); see also Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 348-49, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (elements of qn access-to-courts claim and actual injury requirement); Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207 (9th Cir. 2011) (requirements for establishing supervisory liability under § 1983); Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th Cir. *542 2005) (elements of retaliation claim in prison context).

¶4 We reject as meritless Silva’s contentions that the district court erred in not requiring defendants to respond to discovery requests, in not considering his proposed amended complaint, and in not ruling on his destruction of property claim.

¶5 AFFIRMED.

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¶6 This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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