Loyd

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DANIEL RAY LOYD, No. 24-2374 D.C. No. 5:21-cv-01817-SPG-SHK Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

V. ALVAREZ, M.D.; W. PAYNE;

BRYANT, Sgt.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Sherilyn Peace Garnett, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2025**

Before: PAEZ, CHRISTEN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Daniel Ray Loyd appeals pro se from the district

court’s summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies in his

U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his health and safety. We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Williams v.

Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1191…