Mickey

Mickey v. Skeels

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271 F. App'x 572
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 24, 2008No. 06-15350California295 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

James Mickey, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of FBI Agent Skeels in his civil rights action alleging due process violations in connection with the seizure of his property during a search of his prison cell. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a district court’s order granting summary judgment. Southern Oregon Barter Fair v. Jackson Cty., 372 F.3d 1128 , 1133 (9th Cir.2004). A district court’s decision to deny a request for additional discovery pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(f) is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Margolis v. Ryan, 140 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm.

The district court properly determined that Mickey had no procedural due process right to a predeprivation hearing because the challenged search and seizure occurred in the course of a criminal investigation, and adequate postdeprivation remedies were available. See Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 533 , 104 S.Ct. 3194 , 82 L.Ed.2d 393 (1984) (holding no Fourteenth Amendment due process violation where “predeprivation process is impracticable” provided that “a meaningful postdeprivation remedy for the…

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