Keshone Owens v. James Dzurenda

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 16 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KESHONE OWENS, No. 21-17039

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00126-RFB-BNW v.

JAMES DZURENDA; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellants,

and

TONY CORDA; et al.,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Richard F. Boulware II, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 18, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: CALLAHAN and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and BOLTON,** District Judge.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Susan R. Bolton, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. Appellants, who are individuals employed by the Nevada Department of

Corrections (NDOC), appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss

Keshone Owens’ complaint on qualified immunity grounds. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291…