Case Name: Narviez V. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James KEENER; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-05-27
Citations: 605 F. App'x 686
Docket Number: No. 14-15660
Parties: Narviez V. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James KEENER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 605
Pages: 686–687

Head Matter:
Narviez V. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James KEENER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-15660.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 13, 2015.
Filed May 27, 2015.
Ely State Prison, Ely, NV, pro se.
Clark G. Leslie, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, AGNV-Nevada Office of the Attorney General, Carson City, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, 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
Nevada state prisoner Narviez V. Alexander appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action alleging deliberate indifference to his safety and due process violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Lemire v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab., 726 F.3d 1062, 1074 (9th Cir.2013), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Alexander's deliberate indifference claim, because Alexander failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants knew of and disregarded an excessive risk to his safety. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) ("[A] prison official cannot be found liable under the Eighth Amendment . unless the official knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate safety[.]").
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Alexander's due process claim- regarding his placement in administrative segregation, because Alexander failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the defendants provided him timely notice of the charges against him. See Hewitt v. Helms, 459 U.S. 460, 476 & n. 8, 103 S.Ct. 864, 74 L.Ed.2d 675 (1983) (due process requirements for placement in administrative segregation), abrogated in part on other grounds by Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 115 S.Ct. 2293, 132 L.Ed.2d 418 (1995).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Alexander's due process claim regarding his disciplinary hearing, because Alexander failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether some evidence supported the disciplinary board's findings or whether he was able to call witnesses and present documentary evidence. See Superintendent, Massachusetts Corr. Inst., Walpole v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445, 455, 105 S.Ct. 2768, 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985) (requirements of due process are satisfied if "some evidence" supports the disciplinary decision); Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 563-70, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974) (setting forth due process requirements for prison disciplinary proceedings).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Alexander's state law claims. See Ove v. Gwinn, 264 F.3d 817, 821, 826 (9th Cir.2001) (setting forth standard of review and explaining that "[a] court may decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over related state-law claims once it has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
We reject Alexander's contentions that the district court improperly weighed the evidence, decided disputed facts in favor of the moving party, and erroneously considered unsworn statements.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n. 2 (9th Cir.2009) (per curiam).
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.