Opinion
No. 15-15022
03-24-2016
LaKEITH L. McCOY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. S. CACCIOLA, Correctional Officer at California Correctional Institution; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 1:13-cv-00995-SKO MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Sheila K. Oberto, Magistrate Judge, Presiding Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
McCoy consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
LaKeith L. McCoy, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging a retaliation claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed McCoy's action because McCoy failed to allege facts sufficient to show that Cacciola's conduct was arbitrary, capricious, or did not advance a legitimate correctional goal. See Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1114-15 (9th Cir. 2012) (setting forth the elements of a § 1983 retaliation claim in the prison context); Pratt v. Rowland, 65 F.3d 802, 806 (9th Cir. 1995) ("The plaintiff bears the burden of pleading and proving the absence of legitimate correctional goals for the conduct of which he complains."); see also Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (although pro se pleadings are to be construed liberally, a plaintiff must present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief).
AFFIRMED.