Brooks

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 18 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RODNEY BROOKS, No. 24-4653 D.C. No. 2:18-cv-00374-WBS-JDP Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

S. LEE, Correctional Lieutenant; S.

BEASLEY; J. LEE; E. ARNOLD, Warden,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California William B. Shubb, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Rodney Brooks appeals pro se from the district

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

Fourteenth Amendment violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

* 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). We review for an abuse of discretion denials…