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f i rm. T h e d istrict co u rt p ro p er ly g ra n ted su m m ary ju d g m en t o n W rig h t’ s m edi ca t i on del aycl ai m because W ri gh tfa i l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al f a c ta s t o w he the rde f

e nda nt s w e r e i nvol ve d i n orha d a nyc ontr ol ove ror de r i ng a n d s to c k in g p r e s c r ip tio n m e d ic a tio n a n d th u s w e r e r e s p o n s ib le f o rits d e la y . See T a ylo r v. L ist , 880 F . 2d 1040, 1045 ( 9th C i r . 1989) ( no r e s ponde a ts upe r i or l i abi l i ty und er§ 1 98 3; pl ai nt i ff m ustshow pers on al i nv ol vem enti n al l eged v io la tio n s ) ; L e e rv . Mur phy , 84 4 F . 2d 62 8, 63 3 (9th C i r. 19 88 ) ( “ A pers on depri ves another of aconst i tut i on al ri gh t , w i thi n the m eani ng of se ct i on 19 83 , i f he does an af fi rm at i ve ac t , part i ci pat es i n ano ther’ s a ff i rm at i ve ac t s, or om i t s t o p er form an ac t w hi ch he i s l egal l y r equi re d t o d o thatcauses the depri vat i on of w hi ch the pl ai nt i ff com pl ai ns. ” ( ci t at i on , i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks, and al t er at i on s om i tt ed)) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ygr a nt e d s um m a ryj udgm e nton the “ c rus h a nd fl oat ” pol i cycl ai m because W ri gh tfa i l ed t o rai se a genui ne di sput e of m at er i al fa ct a s to w h e th e rth e p o lic yo f c ru s h in g h is m e d ic a tio n in to ap o w d e ra n d p la c in g it in w a te rw a s c h o s e n in c o n s c io u s d is r e g a r d o f a n e x c e s s iv e r is kto W r ig h t’s h e a lth . Se e T oguc hi , 39 1 F . 3d at10 58 (pri son o ff i ci al s a ctw i th d el i bera t e i nd i ff er ence11- 17275 3 o n lyif th e yk n o w o f

a n d d is r e g a r d a n e x c e s s iv e r is kto in m a te h e a lth ) ; Jack son v. McIn to sh , 90 F . 3d 330, 332 ( 9th C i r . 1996) ( w he r e de f e nda ntha s ba s e d a c t i ons on am e di c a l j udgm e nttha te i the rof tw o a l t e rna t i ve c our s e s of tr e a tm e ntw oul d be m edi ca l l y a cc ept abl e und erthe ci rc um st ance s, pl ai nt i ff m ustshow thatthe chosen course of tre atm entw as m edi ca l l y unacc ept abl e and i n con sc i ou s di sr egar d o f an e x c e s s iv e r is kto p la in tif f’s h e a lth ) . AF F I RME D.