Brook v. Carey

MEMORANDUM **

Ronald Dwane Brook appeals pro se a judgment entered after a four-day jury trial in his civil rights action alleging prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

1. Dismissal of State Law Claim

The district court properly dismissed Brook’s claim that prison officials violated California Civil Code § 52.1. That statute provides for a civil action against any individual who “interferes by threats, intimidation, or coercion” with “rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States.” See Nelson v. City of Irvine, 143 F.3d 1196,…