Jorge Ivan Laureano v. A. Gray, Correctional Officer Janet Barbour, Superintendent, Twin Rivers Correction

991 F.2d 803 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jorge Ivan LAUREANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. GRAY, Correctional Officer; Janet Barbour, Superintendent, Twin Rivers Correction, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-36549. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1993. * Decided April 15, 1993. Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jorge Ivan Laureano, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Laureano claims that the defendants violated his eighth amendment rights by using excessive force against him during a search. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and review de novo. Hopkins v. Andaya, 958 F.2d 881, 884 (9th Cir.1992). We affirm. 3 A grant of summary judgment should be affirmed only if the evidence, read in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, demonstrates…