Legal Opinion
David M. Fink v. L. Shedler Susan Hubbard J. Valedez M. Jones T. Rosario D. Chefthaw Theo White
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1999No. 98-15668PublishedCited by 282 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, District Judge.
David M. Fink appeals pro se the dismissal of his action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Fink seeks damages for alleged Eighth Amendment violations, primarily for inadequate medical treatment while he was incarcerated. In his complaint, Fink alleges that his leg was injured on September 2, 1993, after a prison guard beat Fink while handcuffed. He walked ■ on the leg for eight weeks without crutches. On November 9, 1993, a prison doctor allegedly refused to treat his leg or to issue crutches. Fink…
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