Auer

Auer v. Donat

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74 F. App'x 816
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 15, 2003No. 02-16720; D.C. No. CV-99-00190-DWHCalifornia636 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

John Auer, a Nevada State Prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force, retaliation and denial of access to court, in violation of the First and Four *817 teenth Amendments and the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Valdez v. Rosenbaum, 302 F.3d 1039, 1043 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm, in part, and reverse and remand in part.

The district court properly granted summary judgment to defendants on Auer’s claims alleging denial of access to court in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the ADA because Auer’s allegations were insufficient to establish a claim for relief. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 348 , 116 S.Ct. 2174 , 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (access to ’courts); Duvall v. County of Kitsap, 260 F.3d 1124, 1138-40 (9th Cir.2001) (ADA); Lee v. City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 686-87 (9th Cir.2001) (equal protection).

With respect to Auer’s excessive force claim, we affirm the district court’s summary judgment to defendants Vanacore, Smith, Lopez, Neven, Donat, Endel, McDaniel and…

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