Karl Guillen v. Quincy Owens

MEMORANDUM

Former Arizona state prisoner Karl Louis Guillen appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process, Eighth Amendment, and retaliation claims relating to his confinement in administrative segregation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283, 1287 (9th Cir.2003) (summary judgment); Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Guillen’s retaliation claim because Guillen’s allegations were conclusory and Guillen failed to allege facts showing that defendants transferred him to a supermax prison because of his 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 Guillen’s claim that his confinement in administrative segregation on false charges violated his due process rights because Guillen failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the segregated confinement created a liberty interest. See Sandin v.…