Marcus K. Ransom v. Dr. Osten Supervisor Jackson

993 F.2d 884 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Marcus K. RANSOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. OSTEN; Supervisor Jackson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35260. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 21, 1993. Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Marcus Keith Ransom, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's award of $1.00 in nominal damages in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which Ransom alleged that the defendants, employees of Spokane County, had been deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 * Background 4 Ransom under went a total hip replacement in November 1988. In January 1989, Ransom was transferred to the Spokane County Jail and remained there until March 1990. During this period, Ransom alleges that the defendants failed to provide him with adequate post-operative…