Marquez v. Gutierrez

322 F.3d 689 Vincent MARQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R J GUTIERREZ, Defendant-Appellant, and James Gomes; Theo White, Warden; M Bishoff, D Armendariz; Suzan Hubbard, Warden; S J Vance; C Johnson; L Dr Helder; W V Sandt; D H Moehring; E A Connolly; S Williams; George M Galaza; L Loo; R Harway; K Kellawan; B Bynam, Defendants. No. 02-15017. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 2003. Filed March 6, 2003. Stephen W. Perkins, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Kenneth C. Mennemeier and Kristine L. Burks, Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-96-00457-LKK. Before TROTT, RYMER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. OPINION RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 Correctional Officer Richard Gutierrez appeals the district court's denial of his motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity, which he filed in defense of a § 1983 action brought by an inmate, Vincent Marquez, whom he shot in the leg during a prisoner melee at the…