Case Name: Raymond PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-01
Citations: 510 F. App'x 629
Docket Number: No. 09-15818
Parties: Raymond PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: NOONAN, GRABER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 510
Pages: 629–631

Head Matter:
Raymond PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-15818.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Jan. 16, 2013.
Filed March 1, 2013.
Raymond Padilla, Indian Springs, NV, pro se.
Jill Carol Davis, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, AGNV-Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Rona-Kaye Tuitele, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: NOONAN, GRABER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff Raymond Padilla appeals the dismissal of his complaint. Reviewing the dismissal de novo, Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1205 (9th Cir.2011), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 132 S.Ct. 2101, 182 L.Ed.2d 882 (2012); Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir.2003), and the denial of leave to amend for abuse of discretion, Ramirez, 334 F.3d at 854, we affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.
1. Plaintiffs claims for injunctive relief from the conditions of his confinement at Ely State Prison are moot now that he has been transferred to Warm Springs Correctional Center. Dilley v. Gunn, 64 F.3d 1365, 1368-69 (9th Cir.1995); Johnson v. Moore, 948 F.2d 517, 519 (9th Cir.1991) (per curiam); Darring v. Kincheloe, 783 F.2d 874, 876 (9th Cir. 1986). Thus, they were properly dismissed. But the case is not moot to the extent that Plaintiff seeks (a) injunctive relief for any ongoing effects of his Security Threat Group classification (such as inability in the new prison to earn money from a job) and (b) damages.
2. With regard to the non-moot claims for injunctive relief, the allegations are sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. We are unaware of any case that requires a prisoner's claim for injunctive relief to allege the personal participation of the defendants or to "link" each specific defendant with an alleged constitutional violation.
3. With regard to the claim for damages, Plaintiffs allegations are sufficient against those who, according to his allegations, were personally responsible for his cell assignment: Greg Cox, E.K. McDaniel, Debra Brooks, Adam Endel, James Baca, Bill Donate, Christina Tripp, Robert Chambliss, Kay Weiss, Ms. Walsh, Mark Drain, Harry Peltzer, Claud Willis, and Lorena Irvine. We are unaware of any case that requires a plaintiff to "link" each specific defendant to a particular action when the allegations against a group of defendants are adequate. As to the remaining Defendants, Plaintiffs allegations are inadequate because he has not plausibly alleged conduct for which supervisory officials may be held liable. See Moss v. U.S. Secret Serv., 711 F.3d 941, 967-68 (9th Cir.2013) (listing the circumstances in which supervisors may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983). Thus, they were properly dismissed. But the district court abused its discretion in not permitting one more amendment to the complaint because, after telling Plaintiff that he had failed to allege sufficient facts to state a claim for supervisory liability, the court gave him only a single opportunity to re-plead, and Plaintiff was pro se. See Broughton v. Cutter Labs., 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir.1980) (per curiam) ("[D]is-missal is proper only if it is absolutely clear that the deficiencies of the complaint could not be cured by amendment."). With the help of counsel, Plaintiff may be able to plead a due process violation adequately.
4. Because this case was dismissed on the pleadings, we must accept all allegations as true. Ramirez, 384 F.3d at 854. We express no opinion on the potential for success of any of the claims.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART. The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.