Rutledge

DISCUSSION

18 Plaintiff alleges that he injured his right arm on March 8, 2017 and that, between March 8 19 and May 31, 2017, defendant Lam failed to provide treatment for the injury, resulting in a torn 20 triceps tendon that required reconstructive surgery to fix. Dkt. Nos. 1, 46. Defendant Lam argues 21 that he is entitled to summary judgment because (1) plaintiff did not have a torn triceps tendon 22 prior to May 18, 2017; (2) defendant Lam promptly investigated the cause of plaintiff’s arm pain 23 when he first learned of it on May 18, 2017; (3) defendant Lam reasonably treated plaintiff’s pain 24 with pain medication; and (4) defendant Lam is entitled to qualified immunity because he 25 provided medically reasonable treatment. Dkt. Nos. 25, 41.

I. Summary Judgment Standard

27 “no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a) (2014). Material facts are those that may affect the outcome of the case. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). A dispute as to a material fact is genuine if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a…