Case Name: Mark MARKUSSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bernard Edward WARNER, Secretary of DOC; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-03-01
Citations: 714 F. App'x 720
Docket Number: No. 17-35167
Parties: Mark MARKUSSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bernard Edward WARNER, Secretary of DOC; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and TROTT and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 714
Pages: 720–721

Head Matter:
Mark MARKUSSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bernard Edward WARNER, Secretary of DOC; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-35167
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 14, 2018
Filed March 1, 2018
Mark Markussen, Pro Se
Candie M. Dibble, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General’s Office, Corrections Division, Spokane, WA, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and TROTT and SILVERMAN, 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
Washington state prisoner Mark Mar-kussen appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations related to the handling of his legal mail. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Markussen's due process claim because Markussen failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he was provided with the process he was due. See Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396, 417-19, 94 S.Ct. 1800, 40 L.Ed.2d 224 (1974) (explaining minimal procedural safeguards prisons must comply with in handling of legal mail), overruled on other grounds by Thornburgh v. Abbott, 490 U.S. 401, 418-19, 109 S.Ct. 1874, 104 L.Ed.2d 459 (1989).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Markussen's access-to-courts claim because Markussen failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants caused an actual injury to a nonfrivolous claim. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 356, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (setting forth elements of an access-to-courts claim and actual injury requirement).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Markussen's retaliation claim because Markussen failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether any defendant took adverse action against him because of his protected conduct. See Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th Cir. 2005) (setting forth elements of a retaliation claim in the prison context).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
Markussen's requests, set forth in Docket'Entry No. 16, are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.