Howard Lee Vaughn, Jr. v. James Rowland Eddie Ylst I. Henry G. Mueller M. Montes S.L. Hubbard F.X. Chavez J.M. Batchelor, Jr. E. Terry R.E. Kirkland

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79 F.3d 1155·1996 WL 119494·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 17215
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 18, 199695-15429California1,021 words

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79 F.3d 1155 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Howard Lee VAUGHN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James ROWLAND; Eddie Ylst; I. Henry; G. Mueller; M. Montes; S.L. Hubbard; F.X. Chavez; J.M. Batchelor, Jr.; E. Terry; R.E. Kirkland, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15429. 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 Howard Lee Vaughn, Jr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in Vaughn's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Vaughn alleged that prison officials violated the Eighth Amendment when they failed to correct the defective ventilation system in his housing unit which exposed him to environmental tobacco smoke ("ETS") and various communicable diseases. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review a grant of summary…

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