Martha Elena Gomez v. Loy Hayes

977 F.2d 588 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martha Elena GOMEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Loy HAYES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15347. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 22, 1992. * Decided Oct. 1, 1992. Before GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Martha Gomez, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in her Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2672 , action seeking damages for prison officials' allegedly negligent destruction of her bracelets as contraband. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and reverse and remand. 3 We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment. Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 110 S.Ct. 3217 (1990). Summary judgment is appropriate if the evidence, construed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, shows that there is no genuine…