Zavala v. Bartnik

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Jose G. Zavala appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action with prejudice for failure to state a claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Douglas v. Noelle, 567 F.3d 1103, 1106 (9th Cir.2009). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Zavala’s assertion of claims under 18 U.S.C. § 242 because it is a criminal statute that does not give rise to civil *213liability. See Allen v. Gold Country Casino, 464 F.3d 1044, 1048 (9th Cir.2006).

The district court properly dismissed Zavala’s…