NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 19 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALLEN HAMMLER, No. 20-16268

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:19-cv-00417-DAD-JLT

v. MEMORANDUM* M. OLIVEIRA,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 17, 2021**

Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Allen Hammler appeals pro se from the district

court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging First Amendment

retaliation claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de

novo the district court’s dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Resnick v. Hayes,

* 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). 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Hammler’s action because Hammler

failed to allege facts sufficient to show that defendant Oliveira took an adverse

action against Hammler because of his protected conduct. See Brodheim v. Cry,

584 F.3d 1262, 1269 (9th Cir. 2009) (elements of a First Amendment retaliation

claim in the prison context).

AFFIRMED.

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