LOPEZ v. SMITH

No. 97-16987.

160 F.3d 567 (1998)

Max LOPEZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. G.A. SMITH, Warden; Larry Loo, Chief Medical Officer; A. Acevedo, Chief Dental Officer; Patterson, Counselor 4A-2R; R. Keiner, Dentist; M.P. McClure, 4A-2R Appeals Coordinator, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Lopez, Jr., Sacramento, California, in Pro per, for plaintiff-appellant.

Constance L. Picciano, Assistant Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: CHOY, SNEED and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge.

Max Lopez ("Lopez"), a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment and dismissal of his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm.

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 30, 1995, Lopez filed a Complaint in forma pauperis in the Eastern District of California, alleging that defendants Warden G.A...

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