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Fraihat Abdallah v. Cohen

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481 F. App'x 409
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 25, 201208-56211California477 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Fraihat Faour Abdallah, a former immigration detainee, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his Bivens action alleging that corrections officials violated his constitutional rights by delaying his legal mail, mishandling his grievances, and retaliating against him for filing grievances. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Morrison v. Hall, 261 F.3d 896, 900 (9th Cir.2001). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir.2008), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on appellant’s due process claim because “[tjhere is no legitimate claim of entitlement to a grievance procedure.” Mann v. Adams, 855 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir.1988) (order).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on appellant’s equal protection claim because appellant failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants discriminated against him. See City of Cleburne, Tex. v. Cleburne Living Ctr., 473 U.S. 432, 439 , 105 S.Ct. 3249 , 87 L.Ed.2d 313 (1985) (the Equal Protection Clause requires that all similarly situated persons be…

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