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.

* * T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T MI L E S O. B ON T Y, P la in tif

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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e N o rth e rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia L uc yK oh, D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d M a y14, 2013 ** B efo re: L E A V Y , T H O M A S , an d M U R G U IA , C i rcu i tJu d g es. C al i forni a s t at e pri soner M i l es O . B on ty app ea l s pro se fr om the di stri ct c o u rt’s s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in h is 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 9 8 3 a c tio n a lle g in g d e lib e r a te i ndi f f e r e nc e , e xc e s s i ve f

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f i rm. T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lyg r a n te d s u m m a ryju d g m e n t o n B o n ty ’s d e lib e r a te i nd i ff er ence cl ai m because, even tho ug h d ef endant s l i kel y knew of a s ub st ant i al r is ko f s e r io u s h a rm to B o n ty ’s s a f e tya s ar e s u lt o f

a n o th e rin m a te ’s th r e a ts , B o n ty f a ile d to 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 ly d is r e g a r d e d s u c h ar is k . Se e Farm e rv . B r e nnan , 511 U . S . 825, 833- 35, 844 ( 1994) (s ett i ng forth el em ent s of del i bera t e i nd i ff er ence and n ot i ng thatpri son o ff i ci al s are notl i abl e i f

the ykne w of

a n obj e c t i ve l ys ubs t a nt i a l r i s k t o i nm a t e s a f e tybut re spon ded reas on abl y t o the ri sk, even i f the harm ul t i m at el y w as no tavert 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 B onty ’ s e xc e s s i ve f o r c e c la im b e c au s e , e v e n th o u g h d e f e n d a n ts lik e lyu s e d f

o r c e p r e m a tu r e lyto preventan i nm at e a ss aul tfr om es ca l at i ng , B on ty f ai l ed t o rai se a tri abl e di sput e a s to w h e th e rth e f

o r c e th e yu s e d w a s o b

je c tiv e lyu n r e a s o n ab le o rm e a n t to m a lic io u s lyo rs a d is tic a llyh a rm h im . See W h i t ley v. A lb ers , 475 U . S . 312, 320- 21, 32 4-26 (198 6) (s ett i ng forth el em ent s of e xces si ve force cl ai m , and con cl ud i ng that of f i c e r ’ s us e of

f or c e i n agood- f

a i th e f f ortt o r e s t or e di s c i pl i ne dur i ng apr i s on r i ot w a s notunc ons t i tut i ona l de s pi t e the of f i c e r ’ s f a i l ur e t o gi ve ave rba l w a rni ng before s ho ot i ng i nm at e) .12- 15075 3 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 B onty ’ s r e t a l i a t i on cl ai m b ecau se B o n ty fai l ed t o rai se a tri ab l e d i sp u t e as t o w h eth er d efen d an t s’ cond uctw as m ot i vat ed by re t al i at ory ani m us or fa i l ed t o adv ance val i d p enol og i ca l in te r e s ts . Se e R hode s v . R obi ns on , 4 0 8 F .3 d 5 5 9 , 5 6 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ( s e ttin g f o rth el em ent s of r et al i at i on ); R i z z o v . D aw s on , 778 F . 2d 527, 532 ( 9th C i r . 1985) ( p r e s e rv in g in te rn a l o r d e ra n d s e c u r ityis av a lidc o rr e c tio n a l g o a l) . 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 B onty ’ s m ot i on f or r e c ons i de r a t i on be c aus e B ontyf a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h tha tthe e rr one ous e xc l us i on of ce rt ai n p roperl y- subscr i bed d ec l ar at i on s i n o pp osi t i on t o sum m ary j ud gm entw as p r e ju d ic ia l o rs a tis f

ie d o n e o f

th e g r o u n d s f

o rr e c o n s id e r a tio n . Se e Sc h. D is t. N o. 1J , Mul tnom ah Cnt

y . , O r . v . A CandS, I

nc . , 5 F . 3d 1255, 1262- 63 ( 9th C i r . 1993) ( s e tt i ng f orth s t a nda r d of

r e vi e w a nd l i s t i ng gr ounds w a rr a nt i ng r e c ons i de r a t i on u n d e rF e d . R . C iv . P . 6 0 ( b ) ) ; see a l so O rrv . B ank

of A m . , NT& SA , 285 F . 3d 764, 77 3 (9th C i r. 20 02 ) ( excl usi on of evi dence on sum m ary j ud gm enton l y c on st i tut es an ab u se o f d i scret i o n i f i ti s “ m an i fest l y erro n eo u s and p r e ju d ic ia l” ( e m p h a s is in ori gi nal ; ci t at i on s om i tt ed)) . B o n ty ’s c o n te n tio n s r e g a r d in g th e a lle g e d lye rr o n e o u s e x c lu s io n o f h is op po si t i on and sur-r epl y bri ef s on sum m ary j ud gm entar e unp er suas i ve. AF F I RME D.