William A. Protheroe v. Paul Kelley, Dr., Medical Director/madison St. Jail

977 F.2d 590 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 A. PROTHEROE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul KELLEY, Dr., Medical Director/Madison St. Jail, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-15646. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 13, 1992. * Decided Oct. 19, 1992. Before BEEZER, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William A. Protheroe, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of Paul Kelly in Protheroe's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Protheroe contends that prison doctors denied him adequate medical treatment when they refused to remove a bullet lodged in his body. 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, 496 U.S. 937 (1990). We affirm. A. Medical Treatment 3 In order for an inmate to prevail under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on a claim of medical…