Abdul Howard v. Clark County

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: April 16, 2018
• Docket: 18-15003
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 16 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ABDUL HOWARD, No. 18-15003

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:16-cv-02318-RFB-VCF

v. MEMORANDUM* CLARK COUNTY; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Richard F. Boulware II, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 11, 2018**

Before: SILVERMAN, PAEZ, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Abdul Howard, a Nevada state pretrial detainee, appeals pro se from the

district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations

of his constitutional rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

review de novo. Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir. 2011) (dismissal

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.

1998) (order) (dismissal under § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)). We may affirm on any basis

supported by the record. Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Corp. v. McKinley, 360 F.3d

930, 933 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Howard’s claims concerning the

grievance process at Clark County Detention Center because “inmates lack a

separate constitutional entitlement to a specific . . . grievance procedure.” Ramirez

v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 860 (9th Cir. 2003).

The district court properly dismissed Howard’s claims against Sletten

Construction because Howard failed to allege facts sufficient to show that Sletten

Construction acted under color of state law. See Chudacoff v. Univ. Med. Ctr. of S.

Nev., 649 F.3d 1143, 1149 (9th Cir. 2011) (elements of § 1983 action); Price v.

State of Hawaii, 939 F.2d 702, 707-08 (9th Cir. 1991) (explaining state action

requirement and that private parties are generally not state actors).

The district court properly dismissed Howard’s remaining claims because

Howard failed to allege facts sufficient to show that the remaining defendants

personally participated in the alleged rights deprivations, or that his alleged injury

was caused by a municipal defendant’s policy or custom. See Castro v. County of

2 18-15003 Los Angeles, 833 F.3d 1060, 1073 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc) (“In order to establish

municipal liability, a plaintiff must show that a ‘policy or custom’ led to the

plaintiff’s injury.”); Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2011)

(explaining personal participation requirement); Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338,

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).

AFFIRMED.

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