Gary W. Ching v. Samuel A. Lewis

996 F.2d 1223 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary W. CHING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 91-15635, 91-15639. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 1, 1993. * Decided June 22, 1993. Before FLETCHER, REINHARDT and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gary W. Ching (Ching) appeals the district court's dismissal of two separate § 1983 actions filed while Ching was incarcerated. 3 Ching filed the first two cases consolidated in this appeal on December 29, 1988. The complaint seeks damages from several defendants for common law torts and for violations of Ching's civil rights. Ching filed his second complaint on January 4, 1989. The 1989 complaint charges prison administrators and medical personnel with denying him adequate medical care and with obstructing his access to the courts. BACKGROUND 4 Arizona Department of Corrections employees took Ching to Pinal General Hospital in…