Frost

Frost v. Coffman

Good Law
31 F. App'x 556
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 20, 2002No. 00-17319; D.C. No. CV-90-01062-PHX-RCBCalifornia265 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Raymond Ludwig Frost, a pre-trial detainee at all times relevant to this appeal, appears pro se before this court for a second time in this litigation. Previously, this court remanded to the district court to “determinen whether amitriptyline is an antipsychotic drug,” Frost v. Agnos, 152 F.3d 1124, 1130 (9th Cir.1998), and “whether the failure to provide [him] with adequate shower facilities resulted in the violation of his constitutional rights,” id. at 1129 . In this appeal, Frost challenges the district court’s summary judgment on the first issue and judgment for defendants following a jury trial on the second issue. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

After a de novo review of the record, Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 815 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam), we conclude that Frost failed to establish a genuine issue as to whether amitryptyline is an antipsychotic drug. We further conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Frost’s motion for additional discovery on this issue. See Margolis v. Ryan, 140 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir.1998).

With respect to Frost’s contentions relating to testimony about his “close…

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