362 F. App'x 590

David B. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. CRUTCHFIELD; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 08-16482.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted Dec. 15, 2009.*

Filed Jan. 11, 2010.

*591Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner David B. Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that the defendants fired him from his prison job and disciplined him in retaliation for his grievance activity. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Bruce v. Ylst, 351 F.3d 1283, 1287 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Johnson failed to raise a triable issue as to whether the defendants’ conduct was based on retaliatory motive, rather than legitimate peno-logical goals. See id. at 1288-89 (setting forth requirements of retaliation claim and noting that the “plaintiff bears the burden of pleading and proving the absence of legitimate correctional goals for the conduct of which he complains”) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).

Johnson’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.

Johnson v. Crutchfield
362 F. App'x 590

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Johnson v. Crutchfield
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Jan 11, 2010
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