Manuel Burruel, III v. Rob Bonta

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 18 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MANUEL BURRUEL, III, No. 23-15065 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:22-cv-00116-ADA-EPG v. MEMORANDUM * ROB BONTA, California Attorney General, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Ana de Alba, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 10, 2023** Before: S.R. THOMAS, McKEOWN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges. Manuel Burruel, III, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from his civil commitment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012) (dismissal * 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). under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)); Whitaker v. Garcetti, 486 F.3d 572, 579 (9th Cir. 2007) (dismissal under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994)). We affirm. The district court properly dismissed Burruel’s constitutional claims as Heck-barred because success on his claims would necessarily imply the invalidity of his civil commitment, and Burruel has not demonstrated that his commitment has been invalidated. See Huftile v. Miccio-Fonseca, 410 F.3d 1136, 1140-41 (9th Cir. 2005) (holding that a plaintiff’s claims are Heck-barred where the success of his § 1983 claim “would necessarily imply the invalidity of his civil commitment”); see also Heck, 512 U.S. at 486-87 (holding that if “a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence . . . the complaint must be dismissed unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the conviction or sentence has already been invalidated”). Contrary to Burruel’s contention, the district court did not err by construing this case as a § 1983 action. We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009). All pending motions are denied. AFFIRMED. 2 23-15065