Joel Bush v. Los Angeles Sheriff's Departme

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Joel Bush v. Los Angeles Sheriff's Departme, 470 F. App'x 687 (9th Cir. 2012)

Joel Bush v. Los Angeles Sheriff's Departme

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Joel Bush, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his safety. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because Bush failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants acted with culpable intent. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (a prison official cannot be found liable for failing to protect one inmate from another unless “the official knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health or safety”). Contrary to Bush’s contention, he was given fair notice of his obligations under the summary judgment rule. See Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 960 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc).

Bush’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Joel BUSH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished