Dorsey v. Catholic Health Care West Mercy Hospital & Medical Center

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481 F. App'x 415
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 25, 201211-55059California197 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Carey Dwayne Dorsey appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act. 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) (order). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Dorsey’s action without prejudice because Dorsey failed to allege facts sufficient to establish a prima facie case of disability discrimination, including that he was disabled within the meaning of the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act. See Walton v. U.S. Marshals Serv., 492 F.3d 998 , 1003 n. 1, 1005 (9th Cir.2007) (noting that same analysis applies under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act and discussing requirements for prima facie case and the meaning of disabled under those statutes).

We do not consider Dorsey’s Title VII claim because Dorsey raises it for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983 , 985 n. 2 (9th Cir.2009) (per curiam).

AFFIRMED.

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