Case Name: Faron E. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robin SANDY; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-24
Citations: 678 F. App'x 567
Docket Number: No. 16-35782
Parties: Faron E. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robin SANDY; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit-Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 678
Pages: 567–568

Head Matter:
Faron E. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robin SANDY; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-35782
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 14, 2017
Filed February 24, 2017
Faron E. Lovelace, Pro Se
Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit-Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Idaho state prisoner Faron E. Lovelace appeals pro se from the district court's judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging a First Amendment access-to-courts claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir. 2011) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Barren v. Harrington, 162 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Lovelace's action because Lovelace failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2) (complaint must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief'); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (complaint must offer more than "naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement" (citation, internal quotation marks, and alterations omitted)); Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 349-53, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (access-to-courts claim requires showing that the defendant's conduct caused actual injury).
We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
Lovelace's October 18, 2016 motion for leave to file a supplemental brief is granted. The Clerk shall file the supplemental brief received on October 18, 2016.
All other pending motions and requests are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.