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Williams v. Morales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2006
182 F. App'x 687 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted May 15, 2006.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Eric Williams, California Men's Colony East, San Luis Obispo, CA, pro se.

Julie A. Bachman, Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding.

Before B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

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.

Eric Williams, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs when he was forced to relocate to a top tier cell despite having a medical chrono limiting him to the lower tier. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment, Morrison v. Hall, 261 F.3d 896, 900 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment for the defendants because Williams did not raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether prison officials acted with deliberate indifference, when his medical chrono did not restrict him from climbing stairs and he was observed on several occasions climbing the stairs to visit inmates on the upper tier. See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 105, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Williams v. Morales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2006
182 F. App'x 687 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Williams v. Morales

Case Details

Full title:Eric WILLIAMS, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. G.C. MORALES; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 19, 2006

Citations

182 F. App'x 687 (9th Cir. 2006)