Turner
Turner v. Villasenor
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
California State prisoner Anthony R. Turner appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging defendants were deliberately indifferent to his safety and medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment, Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on the claim that defendant Villasenor violated Turner’s rights when he opened Turner’s cell door, because Turner failed to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Villasenor knew of, and disregarded, the risk that this action would break Turner’s finger. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837 , *781 114 S.Ct. 1970 , 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (“a prison official cannot be found liable [for deliberate indifference] unless the official knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health or safety”).
The district court also properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Miller, because the evidence does not create a material issue of fact as to whether Miller’s attempts to…