Bowie v. California Dept. of Corrections

99 F.3d 1145 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Doy Sidney BOWIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; R.A. Ballard, Lieutenant, California Department of Corrections; C. Sobbe, Corrections Officer, California Department of Corrections; T.C. Hopper, Corrections Officer, California Department of Corrections; James H. Gomez, Director, California Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55539. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1996. * Decided Oct. 15, 1996. 1 Before: O'SCANNLAIN, T.G. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Bowie, a prison inmate, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , together with several pendent state tort claims, against three prison officials, alleging violation of the Eighth Amendment through excessive force and verbal sexual harassment. The defendants moved for summary judgment and asserted a qualified immunity defense. The district court granted…