Case Name: William L. HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. GOMEZ, licensed vocational nurse; A. Harrington; S. Lopez, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-08-05
Citations: 536 F. App'x 750
Docket Number: No. 12-16664
Parties: William L. HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. GOMEZ, licensed vocational nurse; A. Harrington; S. Lopez, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 536
Pages: 750–751

Head Matter:
William L. HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. GOMEZ, licensed vocational nurse; A. Harrington; S. Lopez, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-16664.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 24, 2013.
Filed Aug. 5, 2013.
William L. Hunter, San Luis Obispo, CA, pro se.
Before ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, 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 L. Hunter appeals pro se from the district court's judgment in 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 dismissal for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and 1915(e)(2). Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir.2000); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998) (order). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Hunter's claims against defendant Gomez because Hunter failed to allege any facts in his operative amended complaint demonstrating that Gomez knew of and consciously disregarded Hunter's serious medical needs when she injected him with the wrong kind and amount of insulin. See Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1060 (9th Cir.2004) ("Deliberate indifference is a high legal standard. A showing of medical malpractice or negligence is insufficient to establish a constitutional deprivation under the Eighth Amendment."). A complaint must contain enough facts to "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). "A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Id. While courts must take all well-pleaded factual allegations as true, they do not have to accept "bare assertions." Id. at 681, 129 S.Ct. 1937.
The district court properly dismissed Hunter's claims against the supervisor defendants because Hunter failed to allege facts demonstrating their personal involvement in the alleged violations or a causal connection between their conduct and the alleged violations. See Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207 (9th Cir.2011) ("A defendant may be held liable as a supervisor under § 1983 'if there exists either (1) his or her personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation, or (2) a sufficient causal connection between the supervisor's wrongful conduct and the constitutional violation.' ") (citation omitted).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.