Warren Green v. Galen Church
Warren Green v. Galen Church
Opinion
FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 27 2021 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
WARREN CLEVELAND GREEN, No. 21-15249
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:18-cv-01931-WBS-KJN v.
GALEN H. CHURCH; J. AGARWAL, MEMORANDUM* Dr.; MONTAUK, Dr.; MICHAEL MARTEL, Warden; ANISE ADAMS, Chief Medical Executive; AKINTOLA,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California William B. Shubb, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 25, 2021**
Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges
Warren Green appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in
favor of Dr. Agarwal in Green’s prisoner civil rights action alleging deliberate
* 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). indifference to a serious medical need. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291
and affirm.
Summary judgment was proper for the defendant. At most, Green
established a difference of opinion between himself and the medical professionals
regarding diagnosis and treatment of his serious medical need. Such a difference
of opinion does not rise to the level of deliberate indifference. Toguchi v. Chung,
391 F.3d 1051, 1058 (9th Cir. 2004); Sanchez v. Vild, 891 F.2d 240, 242 (9th Cir.
1989). Nor would negligence rise to the level of deliberate indifference. Jett, 439 F.3d at 1096.
AFFIRMED.
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