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f ic ie n t to e s tab lis h ac o n s titu tio n a l d e p r iv a tio n u n d e rth e E ig h th A m e n d m e n t.” ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ygr a nt e d s um m a ryj udgm e ntf orthe r e m a i ni ng d e f e n d a n ts b e c au s e G r a v e s f a ile dto r a is e ag e n u in e d is p u te o f m a te r ia l f

a c t a s to w h e th e rth e yc o n s c io u s lyd is r e g a r d e das e r io u s r is kto G r a v e s ’s h e a lth in th e ir tre atm entof G raves’ s i nj ured fi ng er . Se e T oguc hi , 391 F . 3d a t 1 0 5 8 ; Jack son v. McIn to sh , 90 F . 3d 330, 332 ( 9th C i r . 1996) ( t o e s t abl i s h tha tadi f f e r e nc e of opi ni on a m ount e d t o de l i be r a t e i ndi f f e r e nc e , apr i s one rm us ts how tha tthe d e f e n d a n ts ’ c h o s e n c o u r s e o f tr e a tm e n t w a s m e d ic a llyu n a c c e p tab le a n din consci ou s di sr egar d o f an exces si ve ri sk t o the pri soner’ s hea l th).12- 16700 3 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 G r a v e s ’s r e q u e s t to pos e w r i tt e n que s t i ons t o hi s tr e a t i ng phy s i c i a ns be c aus e G r a ve s ’ s que s t i ons s ought e xpe rtt e s t i m onyw i thoutc om pl i a nc e w i th the w r i tt e n r e portr e qui r e m e nt s of F e d e r a l R u le o f

C iv il P r o c e du r e 2 6 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) . See G oo dm an v. Stap les the O f f i ce Su p e rs to r e, LLC , 644 F . 3d 817, 826 ( 9th C i r . 2011) ( atr e a t i ng phy s i c i a n t e s t i f y i ng b ey o n dth e s co p e o f tre atm en t ren d er ed m u st co m p ly w ith R u le 2 6 (a )( 2 )( B )’s e x p e rt w itn e s s w r itte n r e p o rt r e q u ir e m e n t) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng G r a ve s ’ s m ot i ons for app oi ntm entof coun se l because G raves f ai l ed t o d em on strat e e xcept i on al ci rcu m st an ces. See P alm erv. V aldez , 56 0 F . 3d 96 5, 97 0 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). W e do notc ons i de ra r gum e nt s a nd a l l e ga t i ons r a i s e d f orthe f i r s tt i m e on ap p e a l. Se e P adge t t

v . W r i ght , 58 7 F . 3d 98 3, 98 5 n . 2 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( per c uri am ). G r a v e s ’s c o n te n tio n s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt w a s b ia s e do rin c o m p le te in r e v ie w in g th e p le a d in g s a n de v id e n c e a r e w ith o u t m e r it. AF F I RME D.