Tate

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 24 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LIONEL TATE, Sr., No. 24-5349 D.C. No. 2:22-cv-00211-DJC-CKD Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

L. CHAVEZ; CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION; UNIVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA, DAVIS; J. MANN;

MICHAEL GEOFFREY MOORE; M. GO;

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA; L. MEYERS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Daniel J. Calabretta, District Court, Presiding

Submitted February 18, 2026**

Before: CALLAHAN, FRIEDLAND, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Lionel Tate, Sr., appeals pro se from the district

* 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). court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Eighth

Amendment violations and…