Calvillo v. Marquez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 27 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CARLOS CALVILLO, No. 24-2307 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 5:22-cv-05693-PCP v. MEMORANDUM* J. MARQUEZ, Correctional Officer, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California P. Casey Pitts, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 21, 2025** Before: SILVERMAN, LEE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Carlos Calvillo appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from Officer Marquez finding him guilty in a disciplinary hearing of possessing contraband. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. * 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). We review de novo. Colwell v. Bannister, 763 F.3d 1060, 1065 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm. The district court properly granted summary judgment on Calvillo’s retaliation claim because Calvillo failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the guilty finding did not reasonably advance a legitimate correctional goal. See Long v. Sugai, 91 F.4th 1331, 1339 (9th Cir. 2024) (explaining requirements of a retaliation claim in the prison context). The district court properly granted summary judgment on Calvillo’s equal protection claim because Calvillo failed to raise a triable dispute as to whether Marquez found him guilty based on his membership in a protected class. See Jensen v. Brown, 131 F.4th 677, 700 (9th Cir. 2025) (explaining requirements of an equal protection claim). The district court properly granted summary judgment on Calvillo’s due process claim because Calvillo failed to raise a triable dispute as to whether the guilty finding was not supported by some evidence. See Lane v. Salazar, 911 F.3d 942, 951 (9th Cir. 2018) (“[D]ue process requirements are satisfied if there is some evidence from which the conclusion of the administrative tribunal could be deduced.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). AFFIRMED. 2 24-2307