Tally

Adelaido Trujillo v. Tally

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461 F. App'x 561
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 9, 201109-35192California255 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Adelaido Trujillo appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . The facts of this case are known to the parties. We need not repeat them here.

Trujillo may not seek review of the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on the inadequate medical care claim. The Supreme Court recently clarified that a party may not appeal an order denying summary judgment after a full trial on the merits. Ortiz v. Jordan, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 884, 888-89 , 178 L.Ed.2d 703 (2011); see also Price v. Kramer, 200 F.3d 1237, 1243 (9th Cir.2000).

The district court was correct to grant summary judgment to the IDOC defendants on Trujillo’s calculated harassment and failure to protect claims. Trujillo’s failure to protect claim is based on nothing but his own speculation, and “this court has refused to find a genuine issue where the only evidence presented is uncorroborated and self-serving testimony.” Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1061 (9th Cir.2002) (internal quotation marks omitted). Appellant’s calculated harassment allegations simply do…

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