Erik Kessack v. Washington State Department Of

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 7 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ERIK KESSACK, a single man, No. 21-35631

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00423-TOR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, a subsidiary of the State of Washington; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

ERIK KESSACK, a single man, No. 21-35685

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00423-TOR

v.

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, a subsidiary of the State of Washington; et al.,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 17, 2022

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Seattle, Washington

Before: WARDLAW, GOULD, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Erik Kessack sued Defendants (the State of Washington, the Washington

State Department of Corrections, and a community corrections officer),…