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Ferguson v. Stewart

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 18, 2003
84 F. App'x 849 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion

Submitted December 8, 2003.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Charles L. Hardy, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-01959-CLH.

Carolyn Kaye Ferguson, ASPCP--Arizona State Prison Complex Perryville, Goodyear, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kelley J. Morrissey, AGAZ--Office of the Arizona Attorney General (Phoenix), Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees.


Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Arizona state prisoner Carolyn Kaye Ferguson appeals pro se summary judgment for defendants in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that prison officials violated her procedural due process rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Oliver v. Keller, 289 F.3d 623, 626 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Ferguson's procedural due process claim because she failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the prison's "controlled movement" policy violates any recognized liberty interest. See Johnson v. Moore, 948 F.2d 517, 519 (9th Cir.1991) (per curiam).

We decline to consider Ferguson's apparent retaliation claim raised for the first time in her reply brief. See United States v. Montoya, 45 F.3d 1286, 1300 (9th Cir.1995).

Ferguson's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Ferguson v. Stewart

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 18, 2003
84 F. App'x 849 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Ferguson v. Stewart

Case Details

Full title:Carolyn Kaye FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terry STEWART; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 18, 2003

Citations

84 F. App'x 849 (9th Cir. 2003)