Fred Q. Pensel v. Richard Bryan

972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Fred Q. PENSEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard BRYAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16009. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1992. Decided Aug. 14, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Fred Q. Pensel, a former Nevada state prisoner, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. We review de novo, Harper v. Wallingford, 877 F.2d 728, 731 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 3 In his complaint, Pensel alleged that on April 27, 1975, he suffered an ankle injury in a work-related accident while in prison. 1 Pensel was released from prison on April 25, 1985. His complaint further alleges that for the ten year period of his incarceration following this injury, defendant prison officials and employees refused at various times to provide him with necessary medical…