Willie James Robinson v. Joseph Arpaio Cox, Sgt.

79 F.3d 1154 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Willie James ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph ARPAIO; Cox, Sgt., Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15949. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1996. * Decided March 18, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Willie James Robinson, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio and Sergeant Cox in Robinson's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, alleging that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs when his aluminum splint, prescribed for a dislocated finger, was confiscated on two occasions. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1291 , and we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. 3 We review de novo a district court's grant of summary judgment. McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059 (9th Cir.1992). Prison officials may…