Arlitz

Eric K'napp v. Arlitz

Caution
661 F. App'x 468
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 4, 201615-15281California983 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Eric Charles Rodney K’Napp appeals pro se from the district'court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Wilhelm v. Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1118 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(2)(B)). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir. 2008), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed K’napp’s supervisory liability claims because K’napp failed to allege facts sufficient to show that the supervisory defendants were personally involved in a constitutional violation or that their conduct caused any such violation. See Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2011) (requirements for establishing supervisory liability).

The district court properly dismissed K’napp’s equal protection claims because K’napp failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he was treated differently from similarly situated individuals without a rational basis.…

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