Case Name: Joseph Gideon HANCOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael L. FRIEDMAN; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-01-15
Citations: 308 F. App'x 226
Docket Number: No. 07-15598
Parties: Joseph Gideon HANCOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael L. FRIEDMAN; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 308
Pages: 226–227

Head Matter:
Joseph Gideon HANCOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael L. FRIEDMAN; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 07-15598.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 17, 2008.
Filed Jan. 15, 2009.
Joseph Gideon Hancock, Soledad, CA, pro se.
Before WALLACE, TROTT, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Joseph Gideon Hancock, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A for failure to state a claim. Resnick v. Warden Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Hancock's deliberate indifference claims because his allegations of inadequate care state, at most, a claim of negligence. See Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1334 (9th Cir.1990) ('While poor medical treatment will at a certain point rise to the level of constitutional violation, mere malpractice, or even gross negligence, does not suffice.").
Hancock's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid ed by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.