Washington v. Singer

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89 F.3d 848·1996 WL 217948·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 35000
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 29, 199695-17237California260 words

Opinion

Opinion

89 F.3d 848 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Aaron WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. N. SINGER; J. Dowell, Correctional Counselor II; W.G. Youngblood; L.R. Snider, Program Administrator; J.S. Stainer, Deputy Chief Superintendent; F. Schmidt, Correctional Counselor I; L.E. Debord, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-17237. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 29, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Aaron Washington, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights when they denied his request for a single cell. Appellant was subsequently injured in a fight he had with a new cell mate. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. We agree with the district court that prison officials were not…

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