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No. 9498073
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lance Williams v. Navarro
No. 9498073 · Decided April 30, 2024
No. 9498073·Ninth Circuit · 2024·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
April 30, 2024
Citation
No. 9498073
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 30 2024
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LANCE ELLIOT WILLIAMS, No. 22-55974
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-01581-TWR-KSC
v.
MEMORANDUM*
NAVARRO, Correction Officer (3rd Watch
Control Tower); E. ESTRADA, Correctional
Officer; J. MEJIA, Correctional Officer; A.
SILVA, Correctional Officer; CASTRO,
Correctional Officer; M. RODRIGUEZ,
Correctional Officer; R. RODRIGUEZ,
Correctional Officer; T. BRISIO, Psych
Tech; JOHN DOES, 1, 2, and 3; Correctional
Officers,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Todd W. Robinson, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 22, 2024**
Before: CALLAHAN, LEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.
*
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).
Lance Elliot Williams, a former California state prisoner, appeals pro se
from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging
deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th
Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants Mejia,
Navarro, Estrada, R. Rodriguez, M. Rodriguez, Silva, and Castro because Williams
failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether these defendants
were deliberately indifference to his serious medical needs. See id. at 1057-60
(explaining that deliberate indifference is a “high legal standard” requiring a
defendant be aware of and disregard an excessive risk to an inmate’s health); T.W.
Elec. Serv. v. Pacific Elec. Contractors Ass’n, 809 F.2d 626, 630 (9th Cir. 1987)
(to preclude summary judgment, a party may not rest on allegations in his
pleadings but must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for
trial).
We lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s summary judgment for
defendant Brisio because Williams failed to file an amended or separate notice of
appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(B)(ii); Whitaker v. Garcetti, 486 F.3d 572, 585
(9th Cir. 2007) (discussing the requirement to file an amended or new notice of
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appeal in order to contest an issue arising after filing an earlier notice of appeal).
AFFIRMED.
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Plain English Summary
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 30 2024 MOLLY C.
Key Points
01NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 30 2024 MOLLY C.
02COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LANCE ELLIOT WILLIAMS, No.
03MEMORANDUM* NAVARRO, Correction Officer (3rd Watch Control Tower); E.
04SILVA, Correctional Officer; CASTRO, Correctional Officer; M.
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