Teal

Teal v. Vargo

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9 F. App'x 718
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 25, 2001No. 99-36217; D.C. No. CV-97-00486-MRHCalifornia336 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ronald Teal, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment dismissing his second amended complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-34 . Teal limits his appeal to his claims under section 1983 for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Teal contends that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on behalf of Dr. Stoune and in construing his “narrative summary for second addition, amended complaint” as his second amended complaint, thus removing defendants Allen and Murphy from the action. We review de novo a grant of summary judgment. Weiner v. San Diego County, 210 F.3d 1025,1028 (9th Cir.2000).

*719 Teal failed to provide any specific evidence of acts or omissions by Dr. Stoune sufficiently harmful to demonstrate deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. See Estelle v. Gamble, 129 U.S. 97, 106 , 97 S.Ct. 285 , 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976). He thus has not established a disputed issue of material fact regarding the constitutional adequacy…

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