Mark Lyon v. S. Thacker

MEMORANDUM

Mark James Lyon, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process violations in connection with a psychological assessment used in a Parole Board Hearing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Weilburg v. Shapiro, 488 F.3d 1202, 1205 (9th Cir.2007). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir.2008), and we affirm.

Dismissal of Lyon’s claims for damages was proper because defendant is entitled to qualified immunity. See Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 232 , 129 S.Ct. 808 , 172 L.Ed.2d 565 (2009) (defendant is entitled to qualified immunity unless the conduct at issue violated a clearly established constitutional right). Contrary to Lyon’s contentions, the cases he cites on the issue of qualified immunity are inapposite because they involve forced medical intervention, which is not at issue here.

The district court properly dismissed Lyon’s claims for injunctive relief because defendant cannot provide the relief that Lyon seeks. See Wilson v. U.S. Dep’t of…