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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e E a s te rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia A nthonyW . I s hi i , D i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d M ay14, 2013 ** B efo re: L E A V Y , T H O M A S , an dM U R G U IA , C i rcu i tJu d g es. C al i forni a s t at e pri soner A l varo Q ueza da appeal s pro se fr om the di stri ct c o u rt’s ju d g m e n t d is m is s in g h is 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 9 8 3 a c tio n a lle g in g th a t d e f e n d an ts r e t a l i a t e dan dc o n s p i r e da g a i n s th i m. W e h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. 

# FI LED MA Y22 2 013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS12- 16886 2 § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o ad is m is s a l u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 A . W ei lbu rg v. Sh a p i ro , 4 8 8 F .3 d1 2 0 2 , 1 2 0 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ) . W e a f f irm . T h e d i stri ctco u rtp ro p erl y d i sm i ssedQ u ezad a’ s ret al i at i o n cl ai m s b ecau se Q u e z a d af

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e n d an ts a c te dw ith r e ta lia to ryin te n t, a n dth a t th e ira c tio n s d idn o t a d v a n c e ale g itim a te c o rr e c tio n a l p u rp o s e . See R hodes v . R obi ns on , 408 F . 3d 559, 567- 68 ( 9th C i r . 2005) ( s e tt i ng f orth the el em ent s of are t al i at i on cl ai m un der § 19 83 ). T h e d i stri ctco u rtp ro p erl y d i sm i ssedQ u ezad a’ s co n sp i racy cl ai m s b ecau se Q u e z a d af

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e n d an ts a g r e e dto v io la te h is c o n s titu tio n a l r ig h ts . Se e A s hc r of t v . I qbal , 556 U . S . 662, 678 ( 2009) ( “ A pl e a di ng thatoffe rs ‘ l abel s and concl usi on s’ or ‘ a f orm ul ai c r ec i t at i on of the el em ent s of a cause of a ct i on ’ ” i s i nsuffi ci entt o survi ve a m ot i on t o d i sm i ss . (c i t at i on om i tt ed)) ; Cr o we v . C ount

yof San D i ego , 60 8 F . 3d 40 6, 44 0 (9th C i r. 20 10 ) ( a c on spi ra cy c la im r e q u ir e s th e e x is te n c e o f a n a g r e e m e n t o rm e e tin g o f th e m in d s to v io la te c o n s titu tio n a l r ig h ts ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lyd is m is s e dQ u e z a d a ’s c la im th a t d e f e n d an ts i m pr ope r l yr e vi e w e d hi s gr i e vanc e appe a l s be c aus e the r e i s no c ons t i tut i ona l r i ght to r e c e iv e ap artic u lartyp e o f r e v ie w o f

ap r is o n g r ie v an c e . See R a m i rez v. G a la za ,12- 16886 3 33 4 F . 3d 85 0, 86 0 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( “ [I ] nm at es l ac k a se para t e c on st i tut i on al e n title m e n t to as p e c if

ic p r is o n g r ie v an c e p r o c e du r e .” ) . Q ue z a da ’ s c ont e nt i ons tha the w a s pr e ve nt e d f r om f i l i ng obj e c t i ons t o the m agi strat e j ud ge’ s f

i nd i ng s and re com m endat i on s, and thatthe di stri ctcourtfa i l ed t o rul e on h i s m ot i on s f

or a prot ec t i ve order and for ext ensi on s of t i m e, ar e u n p e r s u a s iv e . Q ueza da’ s r equestt o con sol i dat e thi s c as e w i th ano ther pendi ng appeal , se t f orth i n hi s ope ni ng br i e f , i s de ni e d. A F F I R M E D .