Jesse Skinner v. R. Lee

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 17 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JESSE M. SKINNER, No. 22-55146 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 5:19-cv-01116 v.

MEMORANDUM*

R. LEE, et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dolly M. Gee, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 6, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN, IKUTA, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Jesse Skinner, a federal inmate, appeals the dismissal of his Third

Amended Complaint for failure to comply with Rule 8 and failure to state a claim.

Skinner’s counseled briefs on appeal challenge the dismissal of his Eighth

Amendment excessive force claim alleging that federal corrections officers abused

and harassed Skinner and then retaliated against him for filing grievances. Skinner

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. concedes, however, that his argument on appeal is foreclosed by…