Case Name: John DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-03
Citations: 698 F. App'x 457
Docket Number: No. 16-16650
Parties: John DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 698
Pages: 457–458

Head Matter:
John DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-16650
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 26, 2017
October 3, 2017
John Doe, Fresno, CA, pro se.
Richard Stephen Salinas, Esquire, Weiss-Salinas Law Group, Inc., Carey H. Johnson, Stammer McKnight Barnum & Bailey LLP, Fresno, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
John Doe appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of his privacy rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Hernandez v. Spacelabs Med. Inc., 343 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir. 2003). We affirm..
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Doe's § 1983 claims because Doe failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether his alleged injury was caused by a policy or custom of Kaweah Delta Hospital or the Kaweah Delta Health Care District. See Castro v. County of Los Angeles, 833 F.3d 1060, 1073 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc) ("[A] municipality may not be held liable for a § 1983 violation under a theory of respon-deat superior for the actions of its subordinates. In order to establish municipal liability, a plaintiff must show that a policy or custom led to the plaintiffs injury." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
To the extent Doe challenges the district court's disposition of his claims against defendant Breseman, this court previously resolved this issue in Doe v. Kaweah Delta Hospital, 478 Fed.Appx. 390 (9th Cir. May 23, 2012), and we are bound by this determination. See S. Or, Barter Fair v. Jackson County, 372 F.3d 1128, 1136 (9th Cir. 2004) ("The law of the case doctrine .,. precludes a court from reexamining an issue previously decided . in the same case").
In light of our disposition, we do not reach Doe's contentions concerning equitable tolling.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 687 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009). '
Doe's motion for appointment of counsel (Docket Entry No. 29) is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.