Tracey Washington v. C. Essex

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

OCT 21 2021

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TRACEY BERNARD WASHINGTON, No. 18-16644

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:12-cv-03054-JAM-DB v.

C. W. ESSEX; C. BANYAS, MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

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

Argued and Submitted August 31, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: RAWLINSON and BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and CARDONE,** District Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Tracey Bernard Washington (Washington) appeals from

a district court judgment entered in favor of Defendants-Appellees Dr. Craig W.

Essex (Dr. Essex) and Dr. Carol A. Banyas (Dr. Banyas) following a jury trial.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Kathleen Cardone, United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, sitting by designation. Washington asserted claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that Drs.…