Elonza Jesse Tyler v. Dennis C. Smith; Nancy N. Erly

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ELONZA JESSE TYLER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DENNIS C. SMITH; NANCY N. ERLY,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 13-17033
D.C. No. 1:04-cv-06638-LJO-
BAM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2014**
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Elonza Jesse Tyler, 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 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo cross motions for summary judgment,
FILED
DEC 5 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego, 670 F.3d 957, 970 (9th Cir.
2011), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendant because
Tyler failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant was
deliberately indifferent to Tyler’s knee injury. See Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091,
1096 (9th Cir. 2006) (deliberate indifference requires “a purposeful act or failure to
respond to a prisoner’s pain or possible medical need” and “harm caused by the
indifference”); Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1057-58 (9th Cir. 2004)
(difference of opinion concerning the appropriate course of treatment does not
amount to deliberate indifference).
Tyler’s second motion for appointment of counsel, filed on December 26,
2013, is denied.
We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on
appeal, or matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening
brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam).
AFFIRMED.
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