Vierra

Vierra v. Cochise County

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301 F. App'x 727
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 26, 2008No. 07-17172California289 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Jerry Vierra appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations and a conspiracy by county officials stemming from a book he authored entitled “Rigged Court Cases.” We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim, Barnett *728 v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Vierra’s amended complaint because he failed to allege the violation of any rights guaranteed by the federal Constitution or statutes. See Aldabe v. Aldabe, 616 F.2d 1089, 1092 (9th Cir.1980) (per curiam) (stating that under § 1983, a plaintiff must show that the defendant deprived the plaintiff of rights secured by the Constitution or other federal laws). Furthermore, Vierra failed to allege sufficiently a conspiracy to violate his rights. See id. (explaining that conclusory allegations of conspiracy are insufficient to support a claim under § 1983); Woodrum v. Woodward County, 866 F.2d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir.1989) (stating that a plaintiff must show that an actual deprivation of his…

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