Case Name: Jerry HOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce R. BANNISTER; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-17
Citations: 693 F. App'x 674
Docket Number: No. 15-16764
Parties: Jerry HOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce R. BANNISTER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, KOZINSKI, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 693
Pages: 674–675

Head Matter:
Jerry HOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce R. BANNISTER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-16764
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 11, 2017
Filed July 17, 2017
Jerry Hooks, Pro Se
Clark G. Leslie, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, AGNV—Nevada Office of the Attorney General, Carson City, NV, Defendant-Appellee
Before: CANBY, KOZINSKI, and HAWKINS, 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
Nevada state prisoner Jerry Hooks appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs and retaliation for filing grievances. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, see Toguehi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Hooks's deliberate indifference claim against defendants Koehn and Smith because Hooks failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether these defendants were deliberately indifferent to Hooks's medication needs. See id. at 1057-60 ("A prison official acts with deliberate indifference . only if the [prison official] knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health"; neither a difference of opinion concerning the course of treatment nor mere negligence in treating a medical condition amounts to deliberate indifference (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Hooks's retaliation claims against defendant Koehn because Hooks failed to raise á genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Koehn took any adverse action against Hooks. See Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1114-15 (9th Cir. 2012) (setting forth the elements of a retaliation claim in the prison context).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Hooks's claims against defendant Byrne for failure to effectuate service of process because Hooks did not file a proof of service, despite being warned of the consequences of failing to doing so. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (imposing 90-day time limit to effect service absent showing of good causé).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009); Acosta-Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144 (9th Cir. 1993) (issues not supported by argument in pro se appellant's opening brief are waived).
Hooks's requests for judicial notice (Docket Entry Nos. 14 and 28) and petition for mandate relief (Docket Entry No. 48) are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.