Opinion ID: 167386
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Heading: ICC Claim

Text: 11 Mr. Smith also appeals the district court's rejection of his claim under § 1983 that he was denied rights granted by the ICC. But we agree with the district court's conclusion that violations of the ICC are not violations of federal law, and therefore are not actionable under § 1983. As we said in Garcia v. Lemaster, 439 F.3d 1215, 1219 n. 7 (10th Cir.2006), in dismissing a prisoner's § 1983 claim, 12 To the extent that [the prisoner] contends [state] officials failed to abide by the ICC, and to the extent he seeks a declaration that [state] officials must follow the requirements of the ICC, he also fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The ICC's procedures are a purely local concern and there is no federal interest absent some constitutional violation in the treatment of these prisoners. 13 (internal quotation marks omitted).