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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 20 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RAFAEL SALAS, No. 21-16013 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:17-cv-04828-JST v. MEMORANDUM* CARRAWAY, Correctional Officer; LACY, Correctional Sgt.; HENRY NICHOLS, Correctional Officer, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jon S. Tigar, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 12, 2022** Before: SCHROEDER, R. NELSON, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Rafael Salas appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his
42 U.S.C. § 1983action alleging retaliation claims. We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Toguchi v. Chung, * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment because Salas failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant’s search of his cell was motivated by a retaliatory animus. See Rhodes v. Robinson,
408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th Cir. 2005) (elements of a First Amendment retaliation claim in the prison context); see also Wood v. Yordy,
753 F.3d 899, 905 (9th Cir. 2014) (“[M]ere speculation that defendants acted out of retaliation is not sufficient.”). Salas’s motion for appointment of counsel (Docket Entry No. 16) and his motion for preliminary injunction (Docket Entry No. 18) are denied. AFFIRMED. 2 21-16013
Document Info
Docket Number: 21-16013
Filed Date: 7/20/2022
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 7/20/2022