U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2013

John P. Kelly v. Unknown Manriquez

John P. Kelly v. Unknown Manriquez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 26, 2013 · Tallman, Smith, Hurwitz
532 F. App'x 677

John P. Kelly v. Unknown Manriquez

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

John Patrick Kelly, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action alleging that a photo was taken of his genitals during a medical procedure without his consent. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court’s dismissal on the basis of qualified immunity. Kwai Fun Wong v. United States, 373 F.3d 952, 966 n. 18 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Kelly’s action because defendant is entitled to qualified immunity with respect to Kelly’s claim that defendant’s conduct violated Kelly’s Eighth Amendment rights. See Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 232, 129 S.Ct. 808, 172 L.Ed.2d 565 (2009) (defendant is entitled to qualified immunity unless the conduct at issue violated a clearly established constitutional right).

We do not consider matters neither developed in the district court nor specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n. 2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam).

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.

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