Case Name: Harold D. HARDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dwight NEVEN, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-20
Citations: 703 F. App'x 553
Docket Number: No. 17-15755
Parties: Harold D. HARDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dwight NEVEN, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 703
Pages: 553–554

Head Matter:
Harold D. HARDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dwight NEVEN, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-15755
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted November 15, 2017
Filed November 20, 2017
Harold D. Harden, Pro Se
D. Randall Gilmer, Deputy Attorney General, Theresa Haar, AGNV — Office of the Nevada Attorney General (Las Vegas), Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, 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 Harold D. Harden appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Williams v. Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1191 (9th Cir. 2015) (summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies); Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego, 670 F.3d 957, 970 (9th Cir. 2011) (cross-motions for summary judgment). We may affirm on any basis supported by the record. Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants on Harden's retaliation and excessive force claims because Harden failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he properly exhausted his available administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act, or whether administrative remedies were effectively unavailable. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 90, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006) ("[Pjroper exhaustion of administrative remedies ., means using all steps that the agency holds out, and doing so proper ly (so that the agency addresses the issues on the merits)." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); Williams, 775 F.3d at 1191 (a prisoner who does not exhaust administrative remedies must show that "there is something particular in his case that made the existing and generally available administrative remedies effectively unavailable to him"); Griffin v. Arpaio, 557 F.3d 1117, 1120-21 (9th Cir. 2009) ("[A] grievance suffices if it alerts the prison to the nature of the wrong for which redress is sought." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
Summary judgment for defendants on Harden's access-to-courts claim was proper because Harden failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants caused an actual injury. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 348-49, 354-55, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (setting forth elements of an access-to-courts claim and actual injury requirement).
We do not consider issues not specifically and distinctly raised in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.