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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION SEP 28 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SHAWNCEY BLAKE, No. 14-17205 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 4:14-cv-02568-JSW v. MEMORANDUM* SANTA CLARA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Submitted September 21, 2015** Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. Shawncey Blake, an inmate at Santa Clara County Jail, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his
42 U.S.C. § 1983action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Resnick v. Hayes,
213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000), and we affirm. The district court properly dismissed Blake’s claims against defendant Nguyen because Blake failed to allege facts sufficient to show that Nguyen was deliberately indifferent to Blake’s back injury. See Hebbe v. Pliler,
627 F.3d 338, 341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (although pro se pleadings are to be liberally construed, a plaintiff must present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief); Gibson v. County of Washoe, Nev.,
290 F.3d 1175, 1187-88 (9th Cir. 2002) (explaining that a prison official is deliberately indifferent only if he or she “knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). The district court properly dismissed Blake’s claims against the remaining defendants because Blake failed to allege facts sufficient to show that any defendant had a policy or custom that amounted to deliberate indifference, and that the policy or custom was the moving force behind the alleged constitutional violation. See Gibson,
290 F.3d at 1185-94(explaining municipal liability under § 1983). We do not consider Blake’s arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright,
587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per 2 14-17205 curiam). Blake’s pending requests and motions are denied. AFFIRMED. 3 14-17205
Document Info
Docket Number: 14-17205
Citation Numbers: 618 F. App'x 328
Filed Date: 9/28/2015
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/13/2023