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Vaught v. Miranda

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 3, 2013
502 F. App'x 709 (9th Cir. 2013)

Opinion

No. 12-15810 D.C. No. 2:10-cv-01108-MCE-DAD

01-03-2013

ELBERT LEE VAUGHT, IV, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. B. MIRANDA; et al., Defendants - Appellees.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of California

Morrison C. England, Jr., Chief Judge, Presiding


Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Elbert Lee Vaught, IV, appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment dismissing 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. Arpin v. Santa Clara Valley Transp. Agency, 261 F.3d 912, 919 (9th Cir. 2001). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Vaught failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the delay he experienced in receiving physical therapy for his back injury led to further injury. See Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 746 (9th Cir. 2002) (prisoner alleging delay of medical treatment evinces deliberate indifference must show delay led to further injury). Moreover, Vaught failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants were involved in or had any control over the filling and distribution of prescription medication in the prison and thus were responsible for his failure to receive his prescribed pain medicine. See Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir. 1989) (plaintiff must show personal involvement in alleged violations).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Vaught v. Miranda

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jan 3, 2013
502 F. App'x 709 (9th Cir. 2013)
Case details for

Vaught v. Miranda

Case Details

Full title:ELBERT LEE VAUGHT, IV, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. B. MIRANDA; et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jan 3, 2013

Citations

502 F. App'x 709 (9th Cir. 2013)