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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GERALD VON TOBEL, No. 20-16853

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:17-cv-00022-RCJ-CLB v.

JOHNS, Dr.; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Robert Clive Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 15, 2022 San Francisco, California

Before: BYBEE and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and BOLTON,** District Judge.

Gerald Von Tobel is a prisoner in the custody of the Nevada Department of

Corrections who suffers from a degenerative condition called trigger finger, which

causes significant pain and renders his hands nearly useless. Von Tobel has

requested surgery for this condition, which the prison’s general care physician, Dr.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Susan R. Bolton, United States District Judge for the District of…