RONALD STEVENSON V. CONNIE BISBEE, No. 17-15454 (9th Cir. 2017)
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED AUG 17 2017 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT RONALD ALEX STEVENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, No. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 17-15454 D.C. No. 3:16-cv-00308-MMDWGC v. CONNIE S. BISBEE; DARLA FOLEY, MEMORANDUM* Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, District Judge, Presiding Submitted August 9, 2017** Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Nevada state prisoner Ronald Alex Stevenson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging equal protection and First Amendment claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Wilhelm v. Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1118 (9th Cir. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 2012) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)). We may affirm on any basis supported by the record. Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm. Dismissal of Stevenson’s equal protection claim relating to potential considerations at a future parole board hearing was proper because Stevenson failed to allege facts sufficient to establish an injury as required for Article III standing. See Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560-61 (1992) (identifying three core requirements for standing under Article III); see also Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 568 U.S. 398, 409 (2013) (“[Threatened injury must be certainly impending to constitute injury in fact, and . . . allegations of possible future injury are not sufficient.” (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)). The district court properly dismissed Stevenson’s First Amendment claim because success in Stevenson’s claim would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of his confinement or its duration, and Stevenson failed to allege that his conviction or sentence has been invalidated. See Wilkinson v. Dotson, 544 U.S. 74, 80-82 (2005) (a prisoner’s § 1983 claim is barred if success “would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of confinement or its duration[,]” unless “the conviction 2 17-15454 or sentence has already been invalidated” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). AFFIRMED. 3 17-15454
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