Huynh v. Alamo

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: January 2, 2026
• Docket: 24-6038
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2026 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TRI HUU HUYNH, No. 24-6038 D.C. No. 3:20-cv-03034-RS Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

ALAMO, Correctional Officer at SVSP, in individual and official capacities; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON; W. L. MUNIZ, Former Warden at SVSP, in individual and official capacities; R. BINKELE, Former Chief Deputy Warden at SVSP, in individual and official capacities; J. VINSON, Correctional Sargeant to SVSP’s Investigative Services Unit, in individual and official capacities; RAKITIN, Correctional Officer at SVSP, in individual and official capacities; PREA COORDINATOR, in individual and official capacities; PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) COMPLIANCE MANAGER, in individual and official capacities,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Richard Seeborg, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2025**

Before: PAEZ, CHRISTEN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Tri Huu Huynh appeals pro se from the district

court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional

violations arising from a visual body search and cell search. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Hernandez v. Spacelabs Med. Inc.,

343 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on the basis of

untimeliness because Huynh failed to file this action within the applicable statute

of limitations. Holt v. County of Orange, 91 F.4th 1013, 1018 (9th Cir. 2024)

(“California’s two-year limitations period for personal injury actions, Cal. Civ.

Proc. Code § 335.1, applies to . . . § 1983 claims.”).

We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on

appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

AFFIRMED.

** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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