Donald Smith v. Dharmyir Singh

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DONALD JOSHUA SMITH, No. 23-15351

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-00101-TLN-JDP v.

DHARMYIR SINGH, Doctor; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, SANCHEZ, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Donald Joshua Smith appeals pro se from the district court’s grant of

summary judgment to Defendant Dr. Dharmyir Singh.1 Smith alleges that Dr.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 Smith’s motions for default judgment are DENIED. Dkt. Nos. 18, 20. To the extent Smith intends to invoke forfeiture, Dr. Singh had already timely filed an…