Arlow
Arlow v. California Department of Corrections
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Former California state prisoner George Swan Arlow appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that he was denied medical care and retaliated against for filing grievances. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim under the screening provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), and we review for abuse of discretion the denial of leave to amend, Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc). We affirm.
The district court dismissed Arlow’s original complaint with leave to amend. The court instructed Arlow to set forth his claims concisely and explained what was required to state a claim under the Eighth Amendment.
Arlow then filed an amended complaint that was both lengthy and conclusory. The district court properly dismissed the amended complaint because Arlow failed to allege sufficient facts to demonstrate that any defendants acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs or retaliated against him for filing grievances. Arlow’s conclusory allegations were…