Prince

MEMORANDUM **

Sean Prince appeals the district court’s decision granting summary judgment against him on his claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . We affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it here.

The district court did not err in granting summary judgment on Prince’s claims against deputies Reyes and Dunlop. To prevail on his § 1983 action, Prince must demonstrate that the conduct both factually and proximately caused his alleged injuries. See Arnold, v. IBM, 637 F.2d 1350, 1355 (9th Cir.1981) (noting that the plaintiff must establish both proximate and legal causation to prevail on a § 1983 claim). Even assuming, arguendo, that *647 the deputies did not respond appropriately to his medical requests, the undisputed evidence indicates that if they had referred him to the prison medical facility, the result would not have been different. When he was referred, medical personnel only provided hand and wrist support, an ice pack, and Motrin. This commenced a series of medical visits which did not result in an accurate diagnosis for approximately three weeks.

Even drawing the factual inferences in the light…