John Byron Cuffle v. John Avenenti, Deputy Warden Ted Jolly, Health Unit Director Rod Norrish, Health Unit Administrator

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26 F.3d 130·1994 WL 245915·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 21746
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 7, 199493-16842California1,689 words

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Opinion

26 F.3d 130 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Byron CUFFLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John AVENENTI, Deputy Warden; Ted Jolly, Health Unit Director; Rod Norrish, Health Unit Administrator, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16842. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided June 7, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner John Byron Cuffle appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. In his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action, Cuffle alleged that female nurses viewed him naked in his cell, he is subject to examinations by female medical staff, and that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by staffing the medical facility with nurse practitioners rather than doctors. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 "A grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo to…

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