Ismael Samniego Lara v. George Than, Dr.

97 F.3d 1459 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ismael Samniego LARA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George THAN, Dr., Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-16021. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 26, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ismael Samniego Lara, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of Dr. George Than in Lara's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that Than was deliberately indifferent to Lara's medical needs during an intravenous pyelogram ("IVP") 1 procedure in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo a district court's grant of summary judgment. McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1059 (9th Cir.1992). Summary judgment is appropriate if, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Lara, we determine that no genuine…