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Johnson v. Bowers

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 19, 2006
202 F. App'x 220 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted September 11, 2006.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Christopher Shawn Johnson, Monroe, WA, pro se.

Aileen Miller, Esq., Stefanie J. Weigand, Esq., Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Defendants-Appellees.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-05456-RBL.

Before: PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Page 221.

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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Christopher Shawn Johnson appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging defendants retaliated against him for filing a federal prisoner civil rights action. We review de novo, Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 815 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam), and we affirm.

Johnson failed to submit evidence rebutting defendants's evidence of legitimate penological reasons for searching his cell, or to submit evidence linking the allegedly retaliatory conduct to Johnson's exercise of his constitutional rights. See Pratt v. Rowland, 65 F.3d 802, 807 (9th Cir.1995). Johnson also submitted no evidence of what property was confiscated and destroyed, which defendants were responsible, or how the post-deprivation remedy under state law was inadequate. See Barnett, 31 F.3d at 816-17. Because Johnson failed to "set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial," Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e), the district court properly granted summary judgment on Johnson's retaliation claims.

We also conclude the district court properly dismissed Johnson's remaining claims for the reasons stated in the Magistrate Judge's June 1, 2005 Report and Recommendation.

We find Johnson's remaining contentions unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Bowers

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 19, 2006
202 F. App'x 220 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Johnson v. Bowers

Case Details

Full title:Christopher Shawn JOHNSON, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Philip BOWERS; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 19, 2006

Citations

202 F. App'x 220 (9th Cir. 2006)