Case Name: Dan GOODRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pam SONNEN; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-17
Citations: 505 F. App'x 654
Docket Number: No. 12-35076
Parties: Dan GOODRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pam SONNEN; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 505
Pages: 654–655

Head Matter:
Dan GOODRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pam SONNEN; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-35076.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 15, 2013.
Filed Jan. 17, 2013.
Dan Goodrick, Boise, ID, pro se.
William Michael Loomis, Esquire, Paul R. Panther, AGID-Office of the Idaho Attorney General, Boise, ID, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, 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
Idaho state prisoner Dan Goodrick appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging the Idaho Department of Corrections policy regarding religious oils. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212 (9th Cir.2012). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Goodrick's First Amendment, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), and equal protection claims because Goodrick failed adequately to allege how the challenged policy burdened the exercise of his religious beliefs or how defendants intentionally treated him differently than similarly situated inmates. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) ("Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclu-sory statements, do not suffice."); Shakur v. Schriro, 514 F.3d 878, 884-85 (9th Cir. 2008) (Free Exercise Clause is only implicated when a prison practices burdens an inmate's sincerely-held religious beliefs); Warsoldier v. Woodford, 418 F.3d 989, 994 (9th Cir.2005) (under RLUIPA, prisoner must show that the challenged policy imposes a substantial burden on the exercise of his religious beliefs); Thornton v. City of St. Helens, 425 F.3d 1158, 1166-67 (9th Cir.2005) (explaining requirements for stating an equal protection claim).
Goodrick's contentions concerning res judicata and the reassignment of his case to Judge Lodge are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.