Alex David Tony Scott v. Scott Anders Eliason, Md

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALEX DAVID TONY SCOTT,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SCOTT ANDERS ELIASON, MD,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 23-35083
D.C. No. 1:22-cv-00227-BLW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho
B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 14, 2023**
Before: SILVERMAN, WARDLAW, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Idaho state prisoner Alex David Tony Scott appeals pro se from the district
court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his
First and Eighth Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
We review de novo. Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012)
(dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)); Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443,
* 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
NOV 21 2023
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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2 23-35083
447 (9th Cir. 2000) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Scott’s action because Scott failed to
allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim. See Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338,
341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (although pro se pleadings are to be construed liberally, a
plaintiff must present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for
relief); see also Jones v. Williams, 791 F.3d 1023, 1031-32 (9th Cir. 2015)
(elements of a § 1983 free exercise claim); Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051,
1057-58 (9th Cir. 2004) (elements of a § 1983 medical deliberate indifference
claim).
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). We do not
consider documents not filed with the district court. See United States v. Elias, 921
F.2d 870, 874 (9th Cir. 1990).
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.

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