Dion Anderson v. L. Cahlander , 668 F. App'x 224 ( 2016 )


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  •                             NOT FOR PUBLICATION
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                         FILED
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT                          AUG 05 2016
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    DION ANDERSON,                                   No. 15-17145
    Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 1:12-cv-01966-LJO-DLB
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    L. CAHLANDER; et al.,
    Defendants - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Eastern District of California
    Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted July 26, 2016**
    Before:        SCHROEDER, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
    California state prisoner Dion Anderson appeals pro se from the district
    court’s judgment dismissing his 
    42 U.S.C. § 1983
     action alleging constitutional
    violations arising out of a disciplinary hearing. We have jurisdiction under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1291
    . We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim under 28
    *
    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).
    U.S.C. §§ 1915A and 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). Resnick v. Hayes, 
    213 F.3d 443
    , 447 (9th
    Cir. 2000); Barren v. Harrington, 
    152 F.3d 1193
    , 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order). We
    may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Cigna Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v.
    Polaris Pictures Corp., 
    159 F.3d 412
    , 418 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm in part,
    vacate in part, and remand.
    Dismissal of Anderson’s action as Heck-barred was proper because,
    notwithstanding the dismissal of a related criminal case, Anderson has not
    demonstrated that the results of the disciplinary hearing, including the loss of
    good-time credits, have been invalidated. See Edwards v. Balisok, 
    520 U.S. 641
    ,
    648 (1997) (claim for monetary and declaratory relief based on allegations that
    necessarily imply the invalidity of the loss of good-time credits is not cognizable
    under § 1983); Heck v. Humphrey, 
    512 U.S. 477
    , 487 (1994) (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”); see also Nat’l Ass’n
    for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis v. Cal. Bd. of Psychology, 
    228 F.3d 1043
    ,
    1049 (9th Cir. 2000) (in determining whether a complaint states a claim for relief,
    “we may consider facts contained in documents attached to the complaint”).
    However, because the district court dismissed Anderson’s claims with prejudice,
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    we vacate the judgment and remand for entry of dismissal without prejudice. See
    Trimble v. City of Santa Rosa, 
    49 F.3d 583
    , 585 (9th Cir. 1995) (per curiam)
    (dismissals under Heck are without prejudice).
    Anderson’s contention that the district court judge was biased against him is
    without merit.
    We lack jurisdiction to consider the district court’s order denying
    Anderson’s motion for change of venue because Anderson failed to amend his
    notice of appeal or file a separate notice of appeal. See Whitaker v. Garcetti, 
    486 F.3d 572
    , 585 (9th Cir. 2007).
    AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED.
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