Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 17, 2009, No. 08-35893 (Williams v. Doe)

MEMORANDUM **

Kenneth G. Williams appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim, Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir.