Brandyn William Gayler v. High Desert State Prison;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BRANDYN WILLIAM GAYLER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 18-15706
D.C. No. 2:14-cv-00769-APG-
CWH
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Andrew P. Gordon, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 17, 2019**
Before: McKEOWN, BYBEE, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Brandyn William Gayler appeals pro se from the district court’s summary
judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that officials at High Desert State
Prison (“HDSP”) violated his equal protection rights by not providing him with the
same educational, vocational, and employment opportunities as similarly situated
* 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).
FILED
APR 22 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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prisoners at other Nevada state prisons. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291. We review de novo questions of mootness. Di Giorgio v. Lee (In re Di
Giorgio), 134 F.3d 971, 974 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Gayler’s official
capacity claims for injunctive and declaratory relief because these claims were
rendered moot when Gayler was transferred to another prison. See Nelson v.
Heiss, 271 F.3d 891, 897 (9th Cir. 2001) (explaining that “when a prisoner is
moved from a prison, his action will usually become moot as to conditions at that
particular facility”).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Gayler’s
individual capacity claims because Gayler failed to raise a genuine dispute of
material fact as to whether any of the defendants personally participated in the
alleged deprivations. See Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2011)
(elements for supervisory liability under § 1983).
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).
AFFIRMED.

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