Luis Lorenzo Armentero v. C. Levan;

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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LUIS LORENZO ARMENTERO,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
C. LEVAN; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 11-15157
D.C. No. 2:06-cv-01838-GEB-
KJM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Garland E. Burrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 19, 2011**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
Luis Lorenzo Armentero, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the
district court’s judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his
rights to due process and equal protection. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291. We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment, Ballen v. City
FILED
JAN 11 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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of Redmond, 466 F.3d 736, 741 (9th Cir. 2006), and for an abuse of discretion the
denial of a motion to amend or alter the judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e), Sch.
Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir.
1993). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment because Armentero
failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants caused
the alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights based on his racial classification.
See Leer v. Murphy, 844 F.2d 628, 633 (9th Cir. 1988) (“A person deprives another
of a constitutional right, within the meaning of section 1983, if he does an
affirmative act, participates in another’s affirmative acts, or omits to perform an act
which he is legally required to do that causes the deprivation of which the plaintiff
complains.” (citation, internal quotation marks, and brackets omitted)).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Armentero’s
motion to amend or alter the judgment. See Turner v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R.,
338 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2003) (setting forth grounds for reconsideration
under Rule 59(e)).
Armentero’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.

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