John Melnik v. Romeo Aranas

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 6 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN MELNIK, No. 20-15471

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:17-cv-02378-JCM-EJY v.

ROMEO ARANAS, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 17, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: SCHROEDER, W. FLETCHER, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

John Melnik appeals from the district court’s decision granting summary

judgment to Dr. Romeo Aranas in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Melnik, a

Nevada state prisoner, alleges that for more than a year he was denied treatment for

hepatitis C in violation of the Nevada Department of Corrections’ (NDOC) own

medical directive and contrary to physician recommendations. He sued Dr. Aranas,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. the prison medical director and…