James

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

PAUL R. JAMES, Jr., No. 24-939 D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00269-SLG Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

OFFICIAL’S BETHEL JAIL; ANDREW

CARL, Correction Officer; KARGAS, Superintendent; WUYA, Correction Officer;

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Joshua M. Kindred, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2025**

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

Alaska state prisoner Paul R. James, Jr. appeals pro se from the district

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

* 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). claims against prison officials. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

review de novo a dismissal…