Raymond C. Stokes v. Sgt. D. Weaver Sgt. S. Weaver Sgt. M. Klein T. Gregerson

89 F.3d 846 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raymond C. STOKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sgt. D. WEAVER; Sgt. S. Weaver; Sgt. M. Klein; T. Gregerson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35680. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 30, 1996. * Decided May 3, 1996. Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Raymond C. Stokes, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his request for injunctive relief and grant of summary judgment for defendant prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging use of excessive force and denial of his right of access to the courts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review the district court's summary judgment de novo. McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059 (9th Cir.1992). A. Eighth Amendment 4 Stokes contends that the district court erred by concluding that defendants did not use excessive force…