Shevchynski

MEMORANDUM **

Nick Shevchynski appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in his action alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state laws. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Botosan v. Paul McNally Realty, 216 F.3d 827, 830 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.

The district court correctly granted summary judgment on Shevchynski’s section 1983 claims because he failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether a policy or custom of the City of Springfield or the Springfield Fire Department caused a violation of his constitutional rights. See Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Services of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 690 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Shevchynski also failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the actions of the individual defendants proximately caused a violation of his constitutional rights. See Crumpton v. Gates, 947 F.2d 1418, 1420 (9th Cir.1991).

Because the district court properly dismissed all of Shevchynski’s claims against the City of Springfield and the individual defendants, the court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise…