Richard Terflinger v. Michael Sayre , 470 F. App'x 678 ( 2012 )


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  •                                                                             FILED
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION                             MAR 05 2012
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                       U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    RICHARD TERFLINGER,                              No. 11-15058
    Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 3:09-cv-03014-CRB
    v.
    MEMORANDUM *
    MICHAEL C. SAYRE, M.D.; et al.,
    Defendants - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of California
    Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted February 21, 2012 **
    Before:        FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
    Richard Terflinger, 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
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    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 Terflinger
    failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants treatment
    of his degenerative joint disease in his left knee constituted deliberate indifference.
    See 
    id. at 1058
     (prison officials act with deliberate indifference only if they know
    of and disregard an excessive risk to inmate health, and a difference of opinion
    concerning the appropriate course of treatment does not amount to deliberate
    indifference).
    Terflinger’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
    AFFIRMED.
    2                                     11-15058
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 11-15058

Citation Numbers: 470 F. App'x 678

Judges: Fernandez, McKeown, Bybee

Filed Date: 3/5/2012

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024