Romero

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 16 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FERNANDO HERNANDEZ RICHTER, No. 24-1290

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-05513-DGC

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CHRISTOPHER ROMERO, Corrections Officer; JULIE BOWERS, Corrections Officer,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona David G. Campbell, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 3, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: COLLINS, VANDYKE, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Fernando Hernandez Richter (“Richter”) was assaulted

by other inmates while in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections,

Rehabilitation, and Reentry (“ADCRR”). He brought this action under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 alleging, inter alia, that Defendants-Appellees Christopher Romero and

Julie Bowers violated the Eighth Amendment by breaching their duty as ADCRR

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule…