Hopkins
Hopkins v. Ali
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
California state prisoner Charles Hopkins appeals pro se from the district court judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging defendants acted with deliberate indifference to his medical needs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment, Delta Savs. Bank v. United States, 265 F.3d 1017 , 1021 (9th Cir.2001), and we review for abuse of discretion the district court’s evidentiary rulings during trial, United States v. Manning, 56 F.3d 1188, 1196 (9th Cir.1995). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment to defendant Dr. Loaiza because Hopkins failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Loaiza knew of and disregarded a substantial risk of serious harm. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837-39 , 114 S.Ct. 1970 , 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994).
Contrary to Hopkins’ contention, the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence during the trial on Hopkins’ remaining claims, and the eviden-tiary rulings did not prejudice Hopkins’ case. See Defenders of Wildlife v. Bernal, 204 F.3d 920, 927-28 (9th Cir.2000).