Case Name: Lawrence George HASH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-09
Citations: 542 F. App'x 554
Docket Number: No. 12-16316
Parties: Lawrence George HASH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 542
Pages: 554–555

Head Matter:
Lawrence George HASH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-16316.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2013.
Filed Oct. 9, 2013.
Lawrence George Hash, Vacaville, CA, pro se.
Kenneth T. Roost, Esquire, Office of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, 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
Lawrence George Hash, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process violations in connection with a prison disciplinary hearing. 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 because Hash failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he was improperly denied procedural protections during his disciplinary hearing. See Superintendent v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445, 454-55, 105 S.Ct. 2768, 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985) (setting forth due process requirements in prison disciplinary proceedings).
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) (per curiam).
Hash's contention regarding the alleged denial of a mental health evaluation is unpersuasive.
Hash's opposed motion for judicial notice, filed on April 16, 2013, is denied as unnecessary.
We grant defendants' motion to strike Hash's Fed. R.App. P. 28(j) letter, filed on August 14, 2013, because Hash attached evidence that was not part of the district court record.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.