Terry Hardage v. Walt Gullett

MEMORANDUM

Terry Hardage appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action for alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 , 1985, and 1986. • We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(2). Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998). We may affirm on any ground supported by' the record. Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.

On appeal, Hardage maintains that, contrary to the district court’s ruling, he is not challenging the results of the state dependency hearing, and he argues that the dependency hearing has no bearing on his § 1983 claim. Instead, he contends, the issue is whether the initial removal of his children into protective custody was illegal, and he argues that the juvenile court did not consider this issue in the dependency hearing. However, Hardage’s complaint fails to state such a claim, or to allege any connection between the defendants and the initial removal of Hardage’s children. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(2)(B)(ii); see also Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 677-80 , 129 S.Ct. 1937 , 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009); United…