Byron S. Woolley v. Dr. B. Textor Robert G. Borg James Rowland

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103 F.3d 143·1996 WL 673981·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 35955
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 20, 199693-16065California883 words

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103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Byron S. WOOLLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. B. TEXTOR; Robert G. Borg; James Rowland, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16065. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 18, 1996. * Decided Nov. 20, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Byron S. Woolley appeals pro se the district court's judgment as a matter of law in favor of prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and reverse and remand. 3 Woolley brought this action against Dr. Textor, the Chief Medical Officer at Folsom Prison, Warden Borg, and James Rowland, the former Director of the Department of Corrections. Woolley alleged that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs due to the failure…

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