U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012

Keith Sekerke v. Jason Silva

Keith Sekerke v. Jason Silva
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 26, 2012 · Leavy, Paez, Bea
472 F. App'x 802

Keith Sekerke v. Jason Silva

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Keith Wayne Sekerke, 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 serious medical needs. 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 Sekerke’s evidence, including his verified complaint, failed to raise a genuine dispute as to whether defendant Silva acted with deliberate indifference in treating his infection and headaches. See id. at 1057-58, 1060 (a difference of opinion about the preferred course of medical treatment does not constitute an Eighth Amendment violation and a “showing of medical malpractice or negligence is insufficient to establish a constitutional deprivation”).

Sekerke’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 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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