DENNIS PERRYMAN V. JAMES DEACON, No. 14-35224 (9th Cir. 2015)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT APR 15 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DENNIS PERRYMAN, No. 14-35224 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:12-cv-01234-AC v. MEMORANDUM* JAMES DEACON; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Marco A. Hernandez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 7, 2015** Before: FISHER, TALLMAN, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges. Dennis Perryman, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process violations in connection with prison disciplinary proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Nev. Dep’t of Corr. v. * 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). Greene, 648 F.3d 1014, 1018 (9th Cir. 2011), and we affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment on Perryman’s due process claim in connection with his disciplinary proceedings because, even assuming a protected liberty interest, Perryman failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants violated his due process rights. See Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 563-67 (1974) (setting forth due process requirements before imposing sanctions implicating a prisoner’s liberty interest); Koenig v. Vannelli, 971 F.2d 422, 423 (9th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (prison officials may limit an inmate’s efforts to defend himself if they have a legitimate penological reason). AFFIRMED. 2 14-35224

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