William Stewart Smith v. Alameda County Sheriff Dept. Hayward Police Chief Hayward Police Dept. Hoover Charles B. Plummer Glenn Dyer
Opinion
Opinion
967 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William Stewart SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT.; Hayward Police Chief; Hayward Police Dept.; Hoover; Charles B. Plummer; Glenn Dyer, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-15928. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. * Decided June 18, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William Stewart Smith, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as barred by the statute of limitations. In his complaint, Smith alleged that the officer who arrested him used excessive force, which resulted in the breaking of his hand. He also alleged that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs when they delayed treatment of his hand while he was in pre-trial custody. We review de novo, Donoghue v. County of Orange, 848 F.2d 926,…