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Walton v. Butler

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 17, 2012
486 F. App'x 670 (9th Cir. 2012)

Opinion

No. 11-17480 D.C. No. 2:09-cv-00479-GEB-EFB

10-17-2012

RONALD E. WALTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. J. BUTLER; 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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

Garland E. Burrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Before: RAWLINSON, MURGUIA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Ronald E. Walton, a former California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Eighth Amendment and due process violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Walton's deliberate indifference claim because Walton failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants were aware of a risk to his safety. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837 (1994) (to state a claim for deliberate indifference, "the official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists, and he must also draw the inference").

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Walton's due process claim because Walton failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he was improperly denied procedural protections during his rules violation hearing. See Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 570 (1974) (explaining circumstances where a prisoner might be entitled to assistance during disciplinary hearings).

Walton's contentions concerning retaliation are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Walton v. Butler

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 17, 2012
486 F. App'x 670 (9th Cir. 2012)
Case details for

Walton v. Butler

Case Details

Full title:RONALD E. WALTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. J. BUTLER; et al., Defendants…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Oct 17, 2012

Citations

486 F. App'x 670 (9th Cir. 2012)