Howard Lee Vaughn, Jr. v. Contra Costa County Jail Medical Staff, Barbara O'COnnell

892 F.2d 1048 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Howard Lee VAUGHN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY JAIL MEDICAL STAFF, Defendant, Barbara O'Connell, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 86-2268, 86-2269. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1989. * Decided Dec. 14, 1989. Before FARRIS, PREGERSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The crux of Vaughn's complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 is that he was denied adequate medical treatment while a pretrial detainee at the Contra Costa County detention facility and that he was denied timely access to his medical records. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the respondent. 3 We review a district court's grant of summary judgment de novo. Kruso v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., 872 F.2d 1416, 1421 (9th Cir.1989). Summary judgment is appropriate if, viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the party opposing the motion, there is…