U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018

David Troupe v. Donna Smith

David Troupe v. Donna Smith
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 18, 2018

David Troupe v. Donna Smith

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 18 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DAVID TROUPE, No. 16-35857 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:15-cv-05671-RBL v. MEMORANDUM* DONNA SMITH; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 11, 2018** Before: SILVERMAN, PAEZ, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Washington state prisoner David Troupe appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Eighth Amendment violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Glenn v. Washington County, 673 F.3d 864, 870 (9th Cir. 2011). We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Troupe’s claim against defendants Demars and Mason regarding the videotaping of his shower and toilet areas because Troupe failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants acted with deliberate indifference. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837 (1994) (elements of Eighth Amendment conditions of confinement claim).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Troupe’s claim against Thompson, Hutchinson, and Demars regarding Troupe’s medical care because Troupe failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether these defendants consciously disregarded a serious medical need. See Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1060 (9th Cir. 2004) (deliberate indifference is a high legal standard; mere negligence does not suffice); Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir. 2006) (for deliberate indifference due to delay in medical treatment, the prisoner must show harm caused by the delay).

We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

2 16-35857 Troupe’s request for appointment of counsel, set forth in the opening brief, is denied.

AFFIRMED.

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