Kenneth Ransom v. State of Arizona

69 F.3d 544 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kenneth RANSOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF ARIZONA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16427. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1995. * Decided Oct. 16, 1995. 1 Before: SNEED, KOZINSKI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Arizona State Prisoner Kenneth Ransom appeals pro se dismissal of his Sec. 1983 action against various defendants affiliated with the Arizona Department of Corrections. That action alleged that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs when they allowed a cell door to open without prior warning, severing the tip of his thumb, and when they failed to provide prompt and adequate medical treatment. This court has jurisdiction over his timely appeal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS 4 On July 30, 1991, the automated door to Ransom's cell opened suddenly while Ransom's hands were resting on the bars, with the…