Roberto Rojas v. Larry Boyles

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962 F.2d 14·1992 WL 98729·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 23474
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 8, 199291-15561California872 words

Opinion

Opinion

962 F.2d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Roberto ROJAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Larry BOYLES, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-15561. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 5, 1992. * Decided May 8, 1992. Before HUG, DAVID R. THOMPSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Roberto Rojas appeals the district court's judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Rojas alleged that prison officials violated his eighth amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by transporting him in a van without a functioning air condition unit. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. OVERVIEW 3 On July 13, 1989, Southern Nevada Correction Center (SNCC) officers transported inmate Rojas and several others to Las Vegas in a van without a functioning air condition unit. The day time temperature in Las Vegas on July 13, 1989 reached 106? F. It is undisputed that…

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