Case Name: William GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James YATES; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-12
Citations: 453 F. App'x 725
Docket Number: No. 10-16770
Parties: William GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James YATES; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 453
Pages: 725–726

Head Matter:
William GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James YATES; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-16770.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 27, 2011.
Filed Oct. 12, 2011.
William Gonzalez, Norco, CA, pro se.
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, 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
California state prisoner William Gonzalez appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging Eighth Amendment violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Gonzalez's claim that defendants violated his Eighth Amendment rights because Gonzalez failed to allege facts suggesting that defendants acted with deliberate indifference to his health or safety. 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[.]").
We do not consider Gonzalez'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).
Gonzalez's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.