Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2012-11-27 21:24:35+00
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FILED
                             NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            NOV 27 2012

                                                                        MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

                             FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KEITH A. BROWN,                                  No. 11-35859

               Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 2:07-cv-00302-BLW

  v.
                                                 MEMORANDUM *
JEFF JAYNE; et al.,

               Defendants - Appellees.

                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                              for the District of Idaho
                     B. Lynn Winmill, Chief Judge, Presiding

                           Submitted November 13, 2012 **

Before:        CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

       Idaho state prisoner Keith A. Brown appeals pro se from the district court’s

judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging civil rights violations.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district

          *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
          **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
court’s dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, Wyatt v. Terhune,

315 F.3d 1108, 1117 (9th Cir. 2003), and summary judgment, Toguchi v. Chung,

391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.

      The district court properly granted summary judgment on Brown’s excessive

force claim because Brown failed to establish a genuine dispute of material fact as

to whether Officer Jayne’s use of force was minimal and objectively reasonable

under the circumstances. See Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 396 (1989) (“Not

every push or shove . . . violates the Fourth Amendment.” (citation omitted)).

      The district court properly granted summary judgment on Brown’s First

Amendment retaliation claim because Brown failed to establish a genuine dispute

of material fact as to retaliatory motive. See Rhodes v. Robinson, 408 F.3d 559,

567-68 (9th Cir. 2005).

      The district court properly granted summary judgment on Brown’s First

Amendment interference-with-mail claim because Brown failed to raise a genuine

dispute of material fact as to whether the prison’s mail handling policies restricting

inmate-to-inmate correspondence were reasonably related to legitimate penological

interests. See Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89-91 (1987) (discussing factors for

determining whether regulation that impinges on First Amendment rights is

reasonably related to legitimate penological interests).

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      The district court property dismissed Brown’s due process claim regarding

the revocation of his correspondence privileges because Brown failed to exhaust

administrative remedies with respect to this claim. See Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S.

81, 85, 93-95 (2006) (holding that “proper exhaustion” is mandatory and requires

adherence to administrative procedural rules).

      The district court properly dismissed Brown’s claim against defendant

Valdez under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim. See Resnick v. Hayes,

213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000) (setting forth standard of review).

      Brown’s contentions concerning discovery and severance are unpersuasive.

      We do not consider arguments and evidence raised for the first time on

appeal. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999).

      AFFIRMED.

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