Lawrence Dawson v. James Thomas

34 F.3d 1071 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lawrence DAWSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James THOMAS, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15330. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 3, 1994. * Decided Aug. 9, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lawrence Dawson, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in Dawson's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to Dawson's medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo, Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 241-2 (9th Cir.1989), and affirm. 3 * Background 4 On September 27, 1991, Dawson and three other prisoners filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 against Warden James Thomas, Deputy Warden Dorothy Vigil, and Security Captain Frank Raines of the Arizona State…