James Washington v. James Gomez, Director, Department of Corrections Arden A. Calderon S.P. Armoskus, and K. Brown

97 F.3d 1463 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director, Department of Corrections; Arden A. Calderon; S.P. Armoskus, Defendants-Appellees. and K. Brown, Defendant. No. 96-15013. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 27, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner James Washington appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of state prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Washington claims that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when correctional officer K. Brown used excessive force and applied handcuffs too tightly to Washington, despite Washington's warning that he suffers from "venous insufficiency." We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court's summary judgment, Wallis v. Baldwin, 70 F.3d 1074, 1076…