Boyce

Boyce v. County of Maricopa

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144 F. App'x 653
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 15, 2005No. 04-17348; D.C. No. CV-03-01327-ROS/ECVCalifornia351 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

Antonneo R. Boyce, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Maricopa County officials violated his civil rights by preparing a report stating he may be prone to violence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo dismissals under the screening provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), and we may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Graves v. City of Coeur D’Alene, 339 F.3d 828 , 846 n. 23 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly concluded that the probation officer defendants were entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity against damages claims. See Demoran v. Witt, 781 F.2d 155, 157 (9th Cir.1985). Boyce also failed to allege facts *655 sufficient to support his claims that defendants conspired to violate his constitutional rights, see Price v. Hawaii, 939 F.2d 702, 708-09 (9th Cir.1991), or retaliated against him for exercising his constitutional rights, see Soranno’s Gasco, Inc. v. Morgan, 874 F.2d 1310 , 1314 (9th Cir.1989).

Moreover, Boyce’s contention that he may be subjected…

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