N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
KEVIN LYNN FER

NANDEZ, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt,
v. B ER T JAC KSON; e t a l ., De fe nda

nts - Appe lle e s. No. 14-15804 D.C . No. 3:13-c v-00670-R C JW GC
M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Distric t of Ne v a da R obe rt C live Jone s, Distric t Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d July 26, 2016 ** B e fore : SC HR O EDER , C ANB Y, a n d C ALLAHAN, C irc uit Judge s. Ke vin Ly nn Fe rnande z , a

Ne va da sta te prisone r, a

ppe a ls pro se from

the distric t c o urt’ s judgm e nt dismissing his 42 U.S.C . § 1983 a c tion a lle ging fe d e ra l
and sta te la w c l a im s. W e have jurisdic t ion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e re vie w de
novo. W e ilburg v . Shapiro , 488 F.3d 1202, 1205 (9th C ir. 2007) (dismissa l unde r 

# FIL ED AUG 04 2016 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U
. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se eFe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).28 U.S.C . § 1915A); B arre n v . Harrington , 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th C ir. 1998)

(orde r) (dism i ssa l unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1915(e )(2)(B )(ii)). W e a ffirm in pa rt, re ve rse in pa rt, va c ate in pa

rt, a nd re m and. The distric t c ourt prope rly dism isse d Fe rnande z ’ s re ta lia t ion c la im a ga inst
a ll de fe nda

nts, e xc e pt Ja c kson a

nd M arikam i, be c a

use Fe rnande z fa ile d to a lle ge fa c t s suffic ie nt to show tha t de fe nda nts othe r tha

n Ja c k s on a

nd M arikam i la

be le d him a s m e nta lly

ill be c a use of a ny prote c te d c onduc t. Se eRhode s v . Robinson , 408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th C ir. 2005) (se tting forth e le m e nts of a re ta lia t ion c la im in the prison c onte xt). Howe ve r, be c a use Fe rnande z wa s not given a n opportunity

to
am e nd this c la im , Fe rnan de z should begrante d le ave to a m e nd to c ure any de fic ie nc ie s. Se eW

e ilburg , 488 F.3d a

t 1205 (“ Dism issa l of a pro se c om pla int without le ave to a

m e nd is prope r only

if it is a bsolute ly c le ar that

the de fic ie nc ie s of the c om

pla int c ould not be c ure d by am e ndm e nt.” (c ita

t ion a nd inte rna l quota t ion m arks om itte d)); C

happe l v . Lab. C

orp. of Am. , 232 F.3d 719, 725 (9th C ir. 2000) (sta

nda rd of re v i e w). Fe rnande z a lle ge d tha

t de fe nda nts Ja c kson a

nd M arikam i c ha

nge d Fe rnan de z ’ s m e nta l he a lth re c ords be c a use he file d

a grie va nc e a ga inst the m . Thus, we c onc lude tha

t the distric t c ourt e rre d in dismissing Fe rnande z ’ s re ta lia tion
c la im a ga inst Ja c kson a

nd M a rikam i be c a

use Fe rnande z a lle ge d fa c ts suffic i e nt to
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t the se de fe nda

nts la be le d him a s m e nta lly

ill be c a use he e nga ge d in prote c te d c onduc t. Se eRhode

s , 408 F.3d a

t 567-68. The distric t c ourt prope rly dism isse d Fe rnande z ’ s due proc e ss c la im to the
e xte nt tha t it wa s pre m ise d on his purporte d right to be e ligiblefor pa

role be c a use Ne va da la w doe s not c re ate a libe rty inte re st in pa role
. Se eMoor v . Palme r , 603 F.3d 658, 661 (9th C ir. 2010) (“ Ne va da ’ s sta

t utory pa role sc he m e . . . e xpre ssly disc la im s a

ny inte nt to c re ate a

libe rty inte re st.” ); N

e al v . Shimoda , 131 F.3d 818, 827 (9th C i r. 1997) (“ The re quire m e nts of proc e d ura l due proc e ss a

p ply only to the de priva tion of intere sts e nc om

pa sse d by the Fourte e nth Am e ndm e nt’ s prote c tion of libe rty and prope rty .” (c ita

tion a nd quota tion m arks om itte d)). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion in dism issing this c la im

without le ave to a

m e nd be c a use the de fic ie nc ie s c annot be c ure d by am e ndm e nt. Se eW

e ilburg , 488 F.3d
at 1205. Howe v e r, the distric t c ourt ove rlooke d Fe rnande z ’ s a lle g ations tha t he wa s subje c te d to m e nta l he a lth tre atm e nt a ga inst his will, wa s pla c e d in a m e nta l he a lth unit, a nd ha d a right “ not to bela

be [l] e d a s a

high risk se x offe nde r.” Se e W ashington v. Harpe r , 494 U.S. 210, 221-22 (1990) (a prisone r posse sse s a

“ libe rty inte re st in a

voiding the

unwa nte d a dm inistra

tion of a ntipsy c hotic drugs unde r the Due Proc e ss C la use ” ); Vite k

v . J one s , 445 U.S. 480, 493 (1980) (a

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c irc um s ta nc e s be fore he is found to ha ve a m e nta l dise a se and tra

nsfe rre d to a
m e nta l hospital ” ); se ealso N e al , 131 F.3d a

t 828-30 (a

pply ing V i te k in c o nte xt of
se x offe nde r la

be l). Ac c ordingly , we va c at e the judgm e nt a s to this due proc e ss c la im so tha t the distric t c o urt m ay

c onside r this c la im

in the first insta

n c e . The distric t c ourt dismisse d Fe rnande z ’ s sta te la w c la im s on the ground tha t viola tions of sta

t e la w do not give rise to a

c la im for re lie f unde r § 1983. Howe ve r, Fe rnan de z e xpre ssly

brought the se c la im s unde r the distric t c ourt’ s supple m e nta l jurisdic tion. Se e 28 U.S.C . § 1367. On re m and, the distric t c o urt should e xe rc ise its disc re t ion a s to whe the r it will re vie wFe rna nde z ’ s sta te la w c la im s unde r its supple m e nta l jurisdic tion. B e c a use the distric t c ourt de nie d Fe rnande z ’ s m otion to proc e e d in form a pa upe ris a fte r c onc luding tha t Fe rnande z ’ s c om

pla int fa ile d to sta

t e any c la im s, we re ve rse the de nia l of le a

ve to proc e e d in form a

pa u pe ris for the distric t c ourt to
re c o nside r in light of our c onc lusion tha t the c om pla int sta te s c la i m s for re l ie f. Se e O’Loughlin v . Doe , 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th C ir. 1990) (sta nda rd of re vie w). AFFIRM E D in par t, RE V E RSE D in par t, V A CAT E D in par t, and RE M A NDE D.

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