Case Name: Michael James HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. ROWE, in individual capacity and as Senior Librarian in official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-11-20
Citations: 498 F. App'x 737
Docket Number: No. 11-55785
Parties: Michael James HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. ROWE, in individual capacity and as Senior Librarian in official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 498
Pages: 737–738

Head Matter:
Michael James HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. ROWE, in individual capacity and as Senior Librarian in official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-55785.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 18, 2012.
Filed Nov. 20, 2012.
Michael James Hicks, Crescent City, CA, pro se.
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, 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
California state prisoner Michael James Hicks appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action alleging access-to-courts claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's decision to dismiss for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998) (order), and for an abuse of discretion its decision to do so without leave to amend, Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Hicks' complaint because Hicks failed plausibly to allege actual injury. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 348-49, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (access-to-courts claim requires actual prejudice to contemplated or existing litigation, such as inability to meet a filing deadline or to present a claim).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the complaint without leave to amend because amendment would be futile. See Lopez, 203 F.3d at 1130 (dismissal without leave to amend is appropriate where the pleading could not be cured by the allegation of other facts).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.