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Pettus v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons

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473 F. App'x 702
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 24, 201210-17676California284 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM

Federal prisoner Nakia Pettus appeals pro se from the district court’s dismissal and summary judgment in his action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 , 91 S.Ct. 1999 , 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), and the grant of summary judgment, Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051,1056 (9th Cir.2004). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Pettus’s access-to-courts claim against all defendants because Pettus failed to allege an actual injury. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343 , 348^9, 116 S.Ct. 2174 , 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (requiring actual prejudice to contemplated or existing litigation, such as inability to meet a filing deadline or to present a claim).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Pettus’s deliberate indifference claims against defendant Smith because Pettus failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact that defendant participated in, directed, or failed to prevent a serious risk of harm to Pettus’s personal safety or mental health. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556…

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