N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT M IC HAEL T. HAYES, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. KATHY R

ADFORD, M a il R oom Supe rvisor of IC C , De fe nda

nt - Appe lle e . No. 12-35899 D.C . No. 1:09-c v-00555-B LW M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Distric t of Ida

ho B . Ly nn W inm ill, C hie f Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d August 13, 2014 ** B e fore : SC HR O EDER , THOM AS, and HUR W ITZ, C i rc uit Judge s . M ic ha e l T. Ha

y e s, a n Ida ho sta te prisone r, a

ppe a ls pro se from

the distric t c ourt’ s judgm e nt in his 42 U.S.C . § 1983 a c tion a lle ging inte rfe re nc e with his ma il. W e hav e jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e re vie w de novo. Re snic k v . 

# F IL ED AUG 21 2014 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).Hay e

s , 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th C ir. 2000) (dismissa l unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1915A); K e e nan v . Hall , 83 F.3d 1083, 1088 (9th C ir. 1996) (sum m ary judgm e nt), ame nde d by 135 F.3d 1318 (9th C ir. 1998). W e a ffirm . The distric t c ourt prope rly grante d sum

m a ry judgm e nt a s to the portion of Hay e s’ s le ga l m a il c la im

tha t wa s prope rly

e xha uste d be c a use Ha y e s fa ile d to ra ise a ge n uine dispute of m ate ria l fa c t a s to whe the r any le ga l m a il ha d be e n

ope ne d outsidehis pre se nc e . Se eK e e nan , 83 F.3d a

t 1094 (“ M a il from

the c ourts, a s c ontra ste d to m a il from

a prisone r’ s la

wy e r, is not le ga l m a i l.” ). The distric t c ourt prope rly dism isse d Ha

y e s’ s c la im

re g arding the holding of his m a i l whileHa

y e s wa s te m

pora rily house d at ShoshoneC ounty Ja il be c a use the a lle gations in Ha

y e s’ s c om pla int a nd the atta c hm e nts the re to show tha t de fe nda nt R a dford’ s ha

n d ling of Ha

y e s’ s m a i l wa s re a sona

bly re late d to a

le gitim ate pe nologic a l inte re st a

nd c o nstitute d a

n isola te d inte rfe re nc e . Se e C

rofton v . Roe , 170 F.3d 957, 959-61 (9th C ir. 1999) (te m pora ry de l ay in m a il de live ry

did not viola te First Am e n dm e nt whe re the re c ord showe d tha t the re wa s a

le gitim ate pe nologic a l re a son for the de la y ). The distric t c ourt prope rly dism isse d Ha

y e s’ s c la im

a ga inst de fe nda

nts Pra do a nd Va lde z be c a

use Ha y e s fa ile d to a lle ge fa c ts de m onstra t ing the ir pe rsona l involve m e nt in thea lle ge d viola tions or a c a usa l c onne c tion be twe e n

the ir c onduc t

1 2 - 3 5 8 9 9 2and the a lle ge d viola t ions. Se eStarr v . Bac a , 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th C ir. 2011) (disc ussing there quire m e nts for e sta blishing supe

rvisory lia bility). The distric t c ourt did not a buse its disc re tion by

de ny i ng Ha

y e s’ s m otion for le ave to file a

se c ond a m e nde d c om

pla int. Se eC

e rv ante s v . C ountryw ideHome Loans, Inc . , 656 F.3d 1034, 1041 (9th C i r. 2011) (se tting forth sta nda rd of re vie w and e xpla ining tha

t “ [a ] lthough le ave to a

m e nd should be

give n fre e ly , a distric t c ourt m ay dism iss without le a

ve whe re a

pla intiff’ s propose d

am e ndm e nts would fa il to c ure the ple a ding de fic i e nc ie s a nd a m e ndm e nt would befutile ” ). Hay e s’ s c o nte ntions re ga

rding his motion for re vie w of his first a m e nde d c om pla i nt a nd his m otion to a

ugm e nt the re c ord a

re without me rit. W e do not c onside r m atte rs not spe c ific a lly an d distinc tly

ra i se d a nd a rgue d in the ope ning brie f, or a

rgum e nts a

n d a lle g ations ra ise d for the first tim e on a ppe a l. Se ePadge tt v . W

right , 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th C ir. 2009) (pe r c uriam ). AFFIRM E D.

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