McKinley v. Hugie

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 18, 2025
• Docket: 24-4858
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 18 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TERRY McKINLEY, No. 24-4858 D.C. No. 3:15-cv-00228-WQH-BGS Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

B. HUGIE, Correctional Officer,

Defendant - Appellee,

and

AMY MILLER, Warden, J. G. JANDA, Deputy Warden, R. PREMDAS, Correctional Officer,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 12, 2025**

Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

* 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). Former California state prisoner Terry McKinley appeals pro se from the

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

Eighth Amendment claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

review de novo. Furnace v. Sullivan, 705 F.3d 1021, 1026 (9th Cir. 2013). We

affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on McKinley’s First

Amendment retaliation claim against defendant Hugie because McKinley failed to

raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Hugie took an adverse action

because of McKinley’s protected conduct. See Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559,

567-68 (9th Cir. 2005) (setting forth the elements of a retaliation claim in the

prison context).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on McKinley’s

Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim against Hugie because McKinley

failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Hugie’s alleged

actions caused McKinley’s injuries. See Lemire v. Cal. Dep’t of Corr. and Rehab.,

726 F.3d 1062, 1074 (9th Cir. 2013) (“[P]laintiffs alleging deliberate indifference

must also demonstrate that the defendants’ actions were both an actual and

proximate cause of their injuries.”).

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).

2 24-4858 The motion (Docket Entry No. 15) to rule in McKinley’s favor is denied.

AFFIRMED.

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