Case Name: Matthew A. DuBOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-10-22
Citations: 585 F. App'x 557
Docket Number: No. 13-16031
Parties: Matthew A. DuBOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, GOULD, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 557–558

Head Matter:
Matthew A. DuBOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-16031.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 14, 2014.
Filed Oct. 22, 2014.
Matthew A. DuBois, Corcoran, CA, pro se.
Seetal Tejura, Alverson, Taylor, Morten-sen & Sanders, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: LEAVY, GOULD, and BERZON, 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 Matthew A. DuBois 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 while detained in a Nevada jail. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim. Hamilton v. Brown, 630 F.3d 889, 892 (9th Cir.2011) (dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A); Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341-42 (9th Cir.2010) (dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed DuBois's claim against defendant Dr. Hahn because DuBois failed to allege facts sufficient to show that Dr. Hahn acted with deliberate indifference in treating his foot injury. See Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1057, 1060 (9th Cir.2004) (deliberate indifference is a high legal standard, and is met only if the prison official knows of and disregards an excessive risk to the prisoner's health; medical malpractice or negligence is insufficient to establish an Eighth Amendment violation); see also Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1207-08 (9th Cir.2011) (elements for supervisory liability under § 1983); Simmons v. Navajo County, Ariz., 609 F.3d 1011, 1017 (9th Cir.2010) (the Eighth Amendment standard applies to pretrial detainees alleging cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment).
The district court properly dismissed DuBois's claim against defendants Washoe County Sheriffs Office and Prison Health Services because DuBois failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he was harmed by a policy or custom. See Jackson v. Barnes, 749 F.3d 755, 762-64 (9th Cir.2014) (requirements for alleging municipal liability under § 1983); Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc., 698 F.3d 1128, 1138-39 (9th Cir.2012) (requirements for municipal liability apply to private entities sued under § 1983).
To the extent that DuBois challenges the district court's order staying discovery, the court did not abuse its discretion because DuBois failed to describe the discovery he sought. See Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir.2002) (setting forth the standard of review and describing trial court's broad discretion to deny discovery).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.