Valera

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 18 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOEL VALERA, No. 24-5974 D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00191-DAD-EFB Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

B. VASQUEZ, CO at CSP-Sacramento,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Joel Valera appeals pro se from the district court’s

summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his Eighth

Amendment rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de

novo. Desire, LLC v. Manna Textiles, Inc., 986 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2021).

* 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.…