Calvin Rouse v. Ron Van Boening

MEMORANDUM

Washington state prisoner Calvin Rouse, a.k.a. Abdur Rashid Khalif, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Ramirez v. City of Buena Park, 560 F.3d 1012, 1019 (9th Cir.2009), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to any of his claims. See Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587 , 106 S.Ct. 1348 , 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986); see also Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 349-51 , 116 S.Ct. 2174 , 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (access to court); Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 484 , 115 S.Ct. 2293 , 132 L.Ed.2d 418 (1995) (due process); Shakur v. Schriro, 514 F.3d 878, 884, 888 (9th Cir.2008) (free exercise and RLUIPA); Pratt v. Rowland, 65 F.3d 802, 807 (9th Cir.1995) (retaliation).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by granting defendants’ motion to quash defendant Van Boening’s deposition. See Laub v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 342 F.3d 1080, 1093 (9th Cir.2003) (“A district court is…