Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-12-12 01:01:22.500149+00
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FILED
                            CNOT FOR PUBLICATION                           DEC 11 2013

                                                                        MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

                             FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARRYL DUNSMORE,                                 No. 12-56714

               Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 2:11-cv-07141-DOC-
                                                 JCG
  v.

BRENDA M. CASH, Warden; et al.,                  MEMORANDUM*

               Defendants - Appellees.

                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Central District of California
                     David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding

                           Submitted November 19, 2013**

Before:        CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

       California state prisoner Darryl Dunsmore appeals pro se from the district

court’s judgment dismissing Dunsmore’s action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). We have jurisdiction under 28

U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal under 28 U.S.C.

          *
             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).
§§ 1915A and 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.

2000); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order). We

affirm.

      The district court properly dismissed Dunsmore’s constitutional claims

because Dunsmore failed to allege sufficient facts linking defendants to any

alleged violations, despite the court giving Dunsmore notice of this deficiency and

leave to amend. See Ortez v. Washington County, Or., 88 F.3d 804, 809 (9th Cir.

1996) (dismissal of claims proper where plaintiff failed to allege that defendant

“knew of or participated in activities connected to the alleged § 1983 violation”);

see also Hansen v. Black, 885 F.2d 642, 646 (9th Cir. 1989) (to state a claim for

relief under § 1983 for supervisory liability, plaintiff must allege some facts

indicating that the defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation of

constitutional rights; knew of the violations and failed to act to prevent them; or

promulgated a policy so deficient that the policy itself is a repudiation of

constitutional rights and is the moving force of the constitutional violation).

      The district court properly dismissed Dunsmore’s claim that prison officials

violated the ADA because Dunsmore failed to allege facts sufficient to show that

prison officials discriminated against him “solely by reason of disability.” Lee v.

City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 691 (9th Cir. 2001) (citation and internal

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quotation marks omitted); see also Simmons v. Navajo County, Ariz., 609 F.3d
1011, 1022 (9th Cir. 2010) (“The ADA prohibits discrimination because of

disability, not inadequate treatment for disability.”).

      The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Dunsmore’s

motions for appointment of counsel because Dunsmore failed to establish

exceptional circumstances. See Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir.

2009) (providing standard of review and requirements for appointment of counsel).

      Dunsmore’s motion to file an oversized brief is denied as unnecessary

because the opening brief is not oversized. All other pending motions are denied.

      AFFIRMED.

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