Anthony Lyle Tarkington v. D. Griffith, Doctor, Dan Vasquez, James Bowland, California State Board of Control

891 F.2d 295 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Anthony Lyle TARKINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. GRIFFITH, Doctor, Dan Vasquez, James Bowland, California State Board of Control, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-15633. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 7, 1989. * Decided Dec. 6, 1989. Before ALARCON, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Anthony Tarkington appeals from the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims with prejudice. We affirm. 3 On July 27, 1988, the district court dismissed with prejudice Tarkington's claims that he was refused the pain killer of his choice following surgery and that he was wrongfully transferred to another prison. The district court allowed Tarkington to file an amended complaint on his eighth amendment claims alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs. Tarkington filed an amended complaint which failed to correct the deficiencies in the original…