Linwood Tracy, Jr. v. David Clark

356 F. App'x 969

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 14, 2009
• Docket: 09-15693
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Linwood Edward Tracy, Jr., appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Alvarado v. Table Mt. Ranchena, 509 F.3d 1008, 1015 (9th Cir. 2007), and may affirm the district court’s judgment on any ground supported by the record, Ctr. for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH) v. Office of U.S. Trade, 540 F.3d 940, 944 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Tracy’s action because he failed to allege how any of the defendants’ actions in attempting to restrain him from the unauthorized practice of law led to a constitutional violation. See Arnold v. International Business Machines, 637 F.2d 1350, 1355 (9th Cir.1981) (explaining that a section 1983 plaintiff must link each named defendant with some affirmative act or omission that demonstrates a violation of plaintiff’s federal rights).

AFFIRMED.

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