Richard C. Engler v. San Francisco County Jail

983 F.2d 1076 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard C. ENGLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16466. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 21, 1992. * Decided Dec. 31, 1992. Before TANG, NOONAN and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard C. Engler (Engler), a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the "Bryant Street" and "San Bruno" locations of the San Francisco County Jail and various officials of those jails. The district court dismissed Engler's claims for deliberate indifference to his safety, medical, and psychiatric needs on the basis that, since Engler sought only injunctive relief, his claims were rendered moot by his subsequent transfer to San Quentin prison. (C.R. 25) I. Mootness 3 Federal courts lack jurisdiction to decide moot cases, and thus we apply a de novo standard…