Jeffrey Payne v. Department of Social and Health Services

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JEFFREY PAYNE, No. 22-35506

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-05950-RJB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND

HEALTH SERVICES, a subdivision of the State of Washington; SPECIAL COMMITMENT CENTER, an agency of

DSHS; HENRY RICHARDS; WILLIAM

VAN HOOK; SJAN TALBOT; DAVID

FLYNN,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 26, 2024**

Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Civil detainee Jeffrey Payne appeals pro se from the district court’s

* 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). summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging an equal protection

claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §…