Legal Opinion

Augustine v. Neves

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 27, 2007No. 05-17354Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Kevin B. Augustine, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing for failure to state a claim, his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Diaz v. Gates, 380 F.3d 480, 482 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Augustine’s action because his complaint alleges the same claims that were the subject of his petition for writ of habeas corpus that was denied by the Superior Court of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Sammy Lee Terrell v. R.D. Brewer, Warden Jon Morales Christopher C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  3. Diaz v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Sperl v. DeukmejianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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