Hayes v. Corrections Corp. of America

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Hayes v. Corrections Corp. of America, 617 F. App'x 782 (9th Cir. 2015)

Hayes v. Corrections Corp. of America

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Michael T. Hayes, an Idaho state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging numerous violations of his civil rights, including unconstitutional living conditions and deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C/§ 1915A); Keenrn v. Hall, 83 F.3d 1083, 1088 (9th Cir. 1996) (summary judgment), amended by 135 F.3d 1318 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm.

“The denial of a motion to amend a complaint is reviewed for abuse of discretion.” Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles, 754 F.3d 1147, 1154 (9th Cir. 2014). Leave to mend is to be liberally granted, and “[f]ive factors are taken into account to assess the propriety of a motion for leave to amend: bad faith, undue delay, prejudice to the opposing party, futility of amendment, and whether the plaintiff has previously amended the complaint.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). The district court accepted two amended complaints and granted Hayes two extensions of time to file his third amended complaint. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hayes’s third extension request.

The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, et seq., requires prisoners to properly exhaust administrative remedies before filing a suit in federal court, meaning that “a prisoner must complete the administrative review process in accordance with the applicable procedural rules, including deadlines.” Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 88, 126 S.Ct. 2378, 165 L.Ed.2d 368 (2006). The district court properly dismissed Hayes’s unconstitutional living conditions claim because he failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Hayes’s deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claim. Hayes failed to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Cooper’s “acts ■ or omissions [were] sufficiently harmful to evidence deliberate indifference *783 to serious medical needs.” Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 8, 112 S.Ct. 995, 117 L.Ed.2d 156 (1992) (internal quotation marks, citation and emphasis omitted). It is undisputed that the medical appointment with Cooper ended because Hayes stood up and stepped toward Cooper rather than because Cooper purposefully acted or failed to respond to Hayes’s medical needs.

The district court did not err in dismissing the rest of Hayes’s claims for failure to . allege sufficient facts, failure to properly serve defendants, or untimeliness.

The district court’s judgment is 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
Michael T. HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Maryland Corporation; Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished