Hamilton

Hamilton v. Jackson

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59 F. App'x 222
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 18, 2003No. 02-56024; D.C. No. CV-97-08979-WMBCalifornia312 words

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California prison officials, Correctional Sergeant D. Jackson (“Jackson”) and Correctional Officer K. Woods (“Woods”), appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on their belief that they are entitled to qualified immunity. Inmate Paul Christopher Hamilton (“Hamilton”) in pro se brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jackson and Woods, alleging that Jackson and Woods were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . See Jeffers v. Gomez, 267 F.3d 895, 903 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam) (“Although the denial of summary judgment is not ordinarily an appealable order, we have jurisdiction to consider an interlocutory appeal when, as here, the ground for the motion is qualified immunity.”). We remand.

The district court, relying on Hamilton v. Endell, 981 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir.1992), held that because there was a genuine issue of fact as to deliberate indifference, defendants were not entitled to summary judgment based on qualified immunity. But Estate of Ford v. Ramirez-Palmer, 301 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir.2002), decided after the district…

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