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Beaver v. King County Jail

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 19, 2005
155 F. App'x 263 (9th Cir. 2005)

Opinion

Submitted Oct. 11, 2005.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Rickey A. Beaver, Kent, WA, pro se.

Jessica Lynn Hardung, Esq., King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Defendants--Appellees.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-00265-RBL.

Before: T.G. NELSON, TALLMAN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Page 264.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Rickey A. Beaver appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment for defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that King County Jail personnel were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs, in violation of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 241-42 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Beaver's deliberate indifference claim against nurse practitioner Krzyzek because, at most, Beaver demonstrated that he disagreed with her professional judgment regarding medication for his mental health needs. See Jackson v. McIntosh, 90 F.3d 330, 332 (9th Cir.1996) (concluding that difference in opinion between inmate and physician regarding treatment does not amount to deliberate indifference).

Beaver's remaining contentions lack merit.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Beaver v. King County Jail

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 19, 2005
155 F. App'x 263 (9th Cir. 2005)
Case details for

Beaver v. King County Jail

Case Details

Full title:Rickey A. BEAVER, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. KING COUNTY JAIL, gf et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 19, 2005

Citations

155 F. App'x 263 (9th Cir. 2005)

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