Case Name: David ESTRADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GIPSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-25
Citations: 675 F. App'x 769
Docket Number: No. 15-17230
Parties: David ESTRADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GIPSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 675
Pages: 769–770

Head Matter:
David ESTRADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GIPSON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-17230
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 18, 2017
Filed January 25, 2017
David Estrada, Pro Se
John Paul Walters, II, Esquire, AGCA—Office of the Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, 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 David Estrada appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations. 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 Estrada's failure to protect claim against defendants Espinosa, Gipson, Lambert, and Cavazos because Estrada failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether these defendants were deliberately indifferent to a threat to Estrada's safety. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (a prison official is deliberately indifferent only if he "knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate . safety"); Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-8 (9th Cir. 2011) (requirements for establishing supervisory liability).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Estrada's retaliation claim against defendants Espinosa and Gipson because Estrada failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether these defendants' actions did not advance a legitimate correctional purpose, See Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559, 567-68 (9th Cir. 2005) (setting forth the 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, including Estrada's reference to the district court's discovery orders. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
We do not consider Estrada's arguments regarding the district court's screening order. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) (matters not properly raised before the district court are waived).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.