Mario Estrada v. Robert Horel

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Mario H. Estrada appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations in connection with a prison gang validation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo both a dismissal for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e)(2), Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998) (order), and the district court’s summary judgment, Morrison v. Hall, 261 F.3d 896, 900 (9th Cir.2001). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Estrada’s procedural due process claim concerning defendant Marquez’s participation in the gang validation proceeding because Estrada had an opportunity to present his views to the Institutional Gang Investigator. See Toussaint v. McCarthy, 926 F.2d 800, 803 (9th Cir.1990) (due process requires opportunity for prisoner to present views to the critical decision-maker).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Estrada’s due process claim concerning the sufficiency of the evidence used to validate him as a gang member because there was “some evidence” to support the validation. See Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283,…