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Robert Williams v. Ndubuisi Obioha
20-16309
| 9th Cir. | Aug 6, 2021
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*2 Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and HAWKINS and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Robert Williams appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants. Reviewing de novo, we affirm. Wilk v. Neven (9th Cir. 2020).

Williams alleged that defendants — psychiatric technicians at Coalinga State Hospital — violated the due process clause by failing to protect him from another civil detainee, Corey Bell. Summary judgment was properly granted because the undisputed evidence shows that the defendants neither assigned Williams to the unit where the incident occurred nor had reason to perceive an unreasonable risk from Bell. See Castro v. Cty. of L.A. , 833 F.3d 1060, 1071 (9th Cir. 2016) (holding that a failure to protect claim requires, among other things, an intentional decision by a defendant to put a plaintiff in conditions that pose a substantial risk of serious harm.).

Williams also alleged equal protection and conditions of confinement claims and appeals the district court’s dismissal of these claims for failure to state a claim. *3 They were properly dismissed, however, because Williams pleaded no facts that he was either intentionally discriminated against or subject to punitive detention conditions. See Hartmann v. Cal. Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab. (9th Cir. 2013) (equal protection claim requires intentional discrimination); King v. Cty. of L.A. , 885 F.3d 548, 556 – 57 (9th Cir. 2018) (civilly detained individuals may not be subjected to conditions that constitute punishment).

AFFIRMED.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Robert Williams v. Ndubuisi Obioha
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Aug 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16309
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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