John Williams v. K. Harrington

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff John Williams appeals pro se from the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against several California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials employed at Kern Valley State Prison (“KVSP”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review de novo a dismissal of a prisoner complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir.2011). “Under § 1915A, when determining whether a complaint states a claim, a court must accept as true all allegations of material fact and must construe those facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” Id. at 892-93 (internal quotation marks omitted).

A complaint is required to contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). While Rule 8 does not require detailed factual allegations, “[tjhreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 , 129 S.Ct. 1937 , 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009). While factual allegations must…