Case Name: Thomas BODNAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-08-17
Citations: 696 F. App'x 275
Docket Number: No. 17-55277
Parties: Thomas BODNAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 696
Pages: 275–276

Head Matter:
Thomas BODNAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-55277
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted August 9, 2017
Filed August 17, 2017
Thomas Bodnar, Pro Se
Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, 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
California state prisoner Thomas Bod-nar appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Cabrera v. City of Huntington Park, 159 F.3d 374, 381 (9th Cir. 1998) (dismissal on the basis of res judicata); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Bodnar's Fourth and Eighth Amendment claims arising from the January 6, 2006 arrest as barred by the doctrine of res judicata because those claims were raised, or could have been raised, in a prior federal action between the same parties, and that action resulted in a final judgment on the merits. See Cabrera, 159 F.3d at 381 (setting forth elements of res judicata and explaining that the doctrine bars subsequent litigation both of claims that were raised and those that could have been raised in the prior action).
The' district court properly dismissed Bodnar's Eighth Amendment claims arising from medical treatment he received after the January 6, 2006 arrest because Bodnar failed to name the allegedly responsible defendants. See Jones v. Williams, 297 F.3d 930, 934 (9th Cir. 2002) ("In order for a person acting under color of state law to be liable under section 1983 there must be a showing of personal participation in the alleged rights deprivation . ").
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Bodnar further leave to amend because amendment would be futile. See Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1041 (9th Cir. 2011) (setting forth standard of review and stating that dismissal without leave to amend is appropriate where amendment would be futile).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.