Case Name: John M. STEWART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING COUNTY JAIL, Defendant, and King County; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-09
Citations: 420 F. App'x 683
Docket Number: No. 09-35900
Parties: John M. STEWART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING COUNTY JAIL, Defendant, and King County; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 420
Pages: 683–684

Head Matter:
John M. STEWART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KING COUNTY JAIL, Defendant, and King County; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 09-35900.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 15, 2011.
Filed March 9, 2011.
John M. Stewart, pro se.
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. 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
Washington state prisoner John M. Stewart appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We re view de novo the dismissal of a complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Stewart's claims against King County because he failed to allege sufficient facts showing that a specific county policy or custom was "the moving force" behind the alleged unconstitutional conduct. Gibson v. Cnty. of Washoe, 290 F.3d 1175, 1193-94 (9th Cir.2002).
The district court properly dismissed Stewart's claims against supervisory prison officials Holtgeerts, Karlsson, and Fleming because Stewart made only vague and conclusory allegations regarding their personal participation in the deprivation of Stewart's constitutional rights. See Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir. 1989) ("A supervisor is only liable for constitutional violations of his subordinates if the supervisor participated in or directed the violations, or knew of the violations and failed to act to prevent them."); Ivey v. Bd. of Regents, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir.1982) ("[v]ague and conclusory allegations of official participation in civil rights violations are not sufficient" to state a claim upon which relief may be granted).
The district court properly dismissed Stewart's deliberate indifference claims against defendants Ashbaugh, Stuver, Burach, Morey, S. Phillips, Hancock, Starks, Chan, Pace, and Lee because Stewart failed to allege sufficient facts showing that these defendants knew of and disregarded an excessive risk to his health and safety when they ignored Stewart's request for dental care, resulting in some unspecified delay in treatment. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 837, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) ("deliberate indifference" is evidenced only when "the official knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health or safety"); Hunt v. Dental Dep't, 865 F.2d 198, 200 (9th Cir.1989) ("[D]elay in providing a prisoner with dental treatment, standing alone, does not constitute an eighth amendment violation.").
We do not consider Stewart's claims not adequately raised on appeal. See Entm't Research Grp., Inc. v. Genesis Creative Grp., Inc., 122 F.3d 1211, 1217 (9th Cir. 1997).
We deny Stewart's two motions to file supplements to his brief.
Stewart's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.