Grigsby

Grigsby v. Horel

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341 F. App'x 311
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 27, 2009No. 08-17181California311 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jonathan W. Grigsby, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

The district court properly dismissed the due process claim based on defendants’ alleged failure to respond to Grigsby’s administrative grievances because prisoners do not have a liberty interest in a particular grievance procedure. See Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 860 (9th Cir.2003).

The district court determined that Grigsby failed to state a First Amendment claim because he only alleged isolated instances of delay and possible interference with his mail. However, at this early stage of the proceedings, Grigsby’s allegations, liberally construed, present a First Amendment claim based on defendants’ alleged failure to send a letter and delay in delivering a priority mail package. See Witherow v. Paff 52 F.3d 264, 265 (9th Cir.1995) (per curiam) (stating that prisoners have “a First Amendment right…

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