T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

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f - A p p e lla n t, v. D E V O N S C H R U M ; e t a l., D efen d an t s, a nd R I C H A R D M O R G A N ; e t a l., D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees. N o. 09- 35945 D . C. N o . 3 : 0 8 - c v - 0 5 3 2 6 - RBL ME MOR AN DU M *

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# FI LED MA Y03 2 011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS09- 35945 2 G r e goryT y r e e B r ow n, aW a s hi ngt on s t a t e pr i s one r , appe a l s pr o s e f r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s s um m a ryj udgm e nti n hi s 42 U . S . C . § 1983 a c t i on. W e ha ve ju r is d ic tio n u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o . J one s v . B lanas , 393 F .3 d 9 1 8 , 9 2 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e a f f irm in p a rt, v a c a te in p a rt, a n dr e m a n d . T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y grant ed sum m ary j ud gm entas t o the si x served C a r e R e vi e w C om m i tt e e m e m be r s be c aus e B r ow n f a i l e d t o r a i s e age nui ne i s s ue of m at er i al fa ctas t o w hether they knew of and d i sr egar ded h i s s er i ou s m edi ca l need in d e n y in g e x p lo r a to ryh a n d s u r g e ry . See Farm e rv . B r e nnan , 511 U . S . 825, 837 ( 1994) ( t o be de l i be r a t e l yi ndi f f e r e nt , apr i s on of

f i c i a l m us t“ know [ ] of

a nd di s r e ga r d[ ] a n e xc e s s i ve r i s k t o i nm a t e he a l th ors a f e ty ; the of

f i c i a l m us tboth be a w a r e of f a c t s f r om w hi c h the i nf

e r e nc e c oul d be dr a w n tha tas ubs t a nt i a l r i s k of s e r io u s h a rm e x is ts , a n d h e m u s t a ls o d r aw th e in f e r e n c e ” ) . B r ow n f i r s ta r gue d i n hi s obj e c t i ons t o the M a gi s tr a t e J udge ’ s R e porta nd R eco m m en d at i o n s th ath i s d el i b erat e i n d i fferen ce an dd u e p ro cess cl ai m s ag ai n st the non- C a r e R e vi e w C om m i tt e e de f e nda nt s w e r e t ol l e d w hi l e he w a s e xhaus t i ng th e a d m in is tr a tiv e g r ie v a n c e p r o c e s s . Se e B r o w n v . V a lo ff , 4 2 2 F .3 d9 2 6 , 9 4 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ( in s tru c tin g th a t th e ap p lic ab le s ta tu te o f lim ita tio n s m u s t b e to lle dw h ile apr i s one rc om pl e t e s the m a nda t orygr i e va nc e pr oc e s s ) . O n thi s r e c or d, i ti s not clea r w h eth erth e d istrict co u rt ex er cise dit s d iscr etio n to co n sid erB ro w n ’s09- 35945 3 a r g u m e n ts r e g a r d in g to llin g . See B r ow n v . R oe , 279 F . 3d 742, 745 ( 9th C i r . 2002) ( d is tr ic t c o u rt ab u s e d its d is c r e tio n in f a ilin g to c o n s id e rp r o s e p r is o n e r ’s e q u itab le t ol l i ng ar gu m entra i se d for the fi rs tt i m e i n o bj ec t i on t o m agi stra t e j ud ge’ s r eport a n d r e c o m m e n d a tio n s ) ; U n ite d S ta tes v . H

o w e ll , 23 1 F . 3d 61 5, 62 1-22 (9th C i r. 2000) ( “ [ I ] n m a ki ng ade c i s i on on w he the rt o c ons i de rne w l yof f e r e d e vi de nc e , the di s tr i c tc ourtm us ta c tua l l ye xe r c i s e i t s di s c r e t i on, r a the rtha n s um m a r i l ya c c e pt i ng o rd e n y i n g th e m o t i o n . ” ) . We v a c a t e th e j u d g m e n ta s t o th e s e d e f e n d a n t s , a n dwe r e m a n d to a llo w th e d is tr ic t c o u rt th e o p p o rtu n ityto e x e r c is e its d is c r e tio n . T he di stri ctcourtdi d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d i sm i ss i ng w i tho utprej ud i ce the uns e rve d de f

e nda nt s , w he r e B r ow n’ s m ot i on f ora n e xt e ns i on of

s c he dul i ng d e a d lin e s w a s u n tim e ly , a n d h e w a s g iv e n n o tic e r e g a r d in g h is r e s p o n s ib ilitie s to s e rv e e a c h n a m e d d e f

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f C o n tr a C o s ta , Ca l. , 820 F . 2d 319, 320 ( 9th C i r . 1987) ( s e tt i ng f orth s t a nda r d of

r e vi e w a nd good c aus e e xc e pt i on for unt i m el y s ervi ce ). T h e d istrict co u rt p ro p er ly ex er cise dit s d iscr etio n b y d en yin g B ro w n ’s m o tio n f o rap p o in tm e n t o f

c o u n s e l b e c au s e B r o w n f a ile dto d e m o n s tr a te e x c e p tio n a l c ir c u m s ta n c e s . See P alm erv. V aldez , 56 0 F . 3d 96 5, 96 7, 97 0 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( no tan abuse of di sc re t i on t o d eny app oi nt ed coun se l w here i ncar ce ra t ed p la in tif f a lle g e d th a t in c a r c e r a tio n h a m p e r e dd is c o v e ry ) .09- 35945 4 T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n b yd e n y in g B r o w n ’s m o tio n s to com pel di sc ov ery, st aydefe nd ant ’ s m ot i on for s um m ary j ud gm ent , and reopen di sc ov ery bec ause the i nform at i on soug htfr om on e def endantw as un kn ow n t o h er a n d o th e rin f

o rm a tio n s o u g h t w o u ldn o t p r e c lu d e s u m m a ryju d g m e n t. Se e Klin g e le v. E iken b erry , 84 9 F . 2d 40 9, 41 2 (9th C i r. 19 88 ) ( “ T o d et erm i ne w hether di sc ov ery w oul d ha ve be e n f

rui t l e s s , w e l ook t o the l e ga l the or i e s tha tm i ghts us t a i n the pri soner’ s c l ai m s. ”) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on byde c l i ni ng t o i m pos e R ul e 11 sanct i on s bec ause i tfoun d the defendant ’ s r es po nse t o B row n’ s m ot i on for an e xt e ns i on of

t i m e , a l though l i ke l ye rr one ous , w a s the r e s ul tof unde r s t a ndabl e e rr or a n d n o t f o ra n yim p r o p e rp u rp o s e . Se e H o lg a te v . B a ldw in , 425 F . 3d 671, 675, 67 6-77 (9th C i r. 20 05 ). W e have re vi ew ed B row n’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s and concl ud e they are no tpers uasi ve. T h e p a rtie s s h a ll b e a rth e iro w n c o s ts o n ap p e a l. AF F I RME D i n p a r t , V AC AT E D i n p a r t , a n d RE MAND E D.