Case Name: Frank C. CARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; Steve Jacobsen, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-25
Citations: 532 F. App'x 662
Docket Number: No. 11-17392
Parties: Frank C. CARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; Steve Jacobsen, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 532
Pages: 662–662

Head Matter:
Frank C. CARSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; Steve Jacobsen, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-17392.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted June 14, 2013.
Filed June 25, 2013.
Frear Stephen Schmid, Esquire, Law Offices of Frear S. Schmid, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Terence J. Cassidy, Porter Scott, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and SINGLETON, District Judge.
The Honorable James K. Singleton, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
We have jurisdiction to review Carson's First Amendment claim, which was dismissed with prejudice and without leave to amend, even though Carson did not reallege that claim in his first amended complaint. See Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896, 928 (9th Cir.2012). The district court did not err in dismissing the federal claims set forth in Carson's original and first amended complaint because neither complaint satisfied the pleading standards set forth in Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009). Carson alleged insufficient facts to support the inference that Jacobsen acted under color of state law. See Anderson v. Warner, 451 F.3d 1063, 1068-69 (9th Cir.2006). Jacob-sen's status as a peace officer at the time of the alleged incident does not automatically render his conduct state action. See Gritchen v. Collier, 254 F.3d 807, 812-13 (9th Cir.2001). The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Carson's federal claims without further leave to amend because amendment would have been futile. See Kendall v. Visa U.S.A, Inc., 518 F.3d 1042, 1051 (9th Cir.2008). After two attempts, Carson failed to allege facts supporting the inference that Jacob-sen acted under color of law. See id. at 1051-52.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.