F I L E D
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FEB 8 2005
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
MARVIN B. DAVIS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. No. 03-3310
(D.C. No. 00-CV-3277-MLB)
CHARLES E. SIMMONS, Secretary (D. Kan.)
of Corrections; LOUIS E. BRUCE,
Warden, Hutchinson Correctional
Facility; BRUCE BROWER, CCII,
Hutchinson Correctional Facility;
PRISON HEALTH SERVICES;
LOUICIA OSBORNE; MARVIN
METTSCHER, RN, Health Care
Provider; BILL DAVIS, Master
Sergeant, Hutchinson Correctional
Facility; (FNU) KEEN, Master
Sergeant, Hutchinson Correctional
Facility; (FNU) LAWSON, Corporal,
Hutchinson Correctional Facility,
Defendants-Appellees.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before HARTZ , McKAY , and PORFILIO , Circuit Judges.
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination
of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Plaintiff Marvin B. Davis, a pro se inmate, appeals from the district court’s
order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants on his civil rights
complaint, and denying his motion for summary judgment. Davis’s complaint,
brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charges violations of his First, Fourth, and
Eighth Amendment rights arising out of his exposure to second-hand smoke at the
Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. We affirm.
There are two sets of defendants in this case: those affiliated with the
Kansas Department of Corrections or the Hutchinson Correctional Facility (“DOC
defendants”), and those affiliated with Prison Health Services (“PHS
defendants”). The district court granted summary judgment on Eleventh
Amendment grounds to the DOC defendants on those claims brought against them
in their official capacities, and qualified immunity on those claims brought
against them in their individual capacities. While denying immunity to the PHS
defendants, the district court concluded that Davis failed to show that PHS or its
employees had been responsible for his alleged injuries.
We review grants of summary judgment de novo to determine
whether any genuine issue of material fact exists, viewing all
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evidence and any reasonable inferences that might be drawn
therefrom in the light most favorable to the non-moving party.
However, the nonmovant must establish, at a minimum, an inference
of the existence of each element essential to the case.
Croy v. COBE Laboratories, Inc. , 345 F.3d 1199, 1201 (10th Cir. 2003) (citations
and quotation omitted).
On appeal, Davis argues that the district court: (1) erred in relying on the
Martinez report in his case, which did not meet the requirements of
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e), and by converting a motion to dismiss to one for summary
judgment; (2) improperly granted the DOC defendants Eleventh Amendment
immunity on his claims for injunctive and prospective relief; (3) improperly
resolved disputed issues of fact against him based on the contents of the Martinez
report; (4) turned a “blind eye to fraud on the court,” Aplt. Br. at 2; (5) failed to
give independent consideration to his cross-motion for summary judgment; (6)
denied his cross-motion for summary judgment without requiring a response from
the defendants; (7) failed to make findings of fact and conclusions of law; (8)
violated his right to due process when it ordered the clerk of court not to file his
Rule 56(f) affidavit and his motions filed therewith, and by not ruling on them
prior to its ruling on summary judgment; (9) improperly issued a protective order
in favor of defendants, protecting them from discovery; (10) acted with bias and
prejudice against Davis; and (11) violated Davis’s right to due process by barring
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him from filing opposing pleadings while granting the defendants’ motions as
uncontested.
Having reviewed the record, the briefs, and the applicable law, applying the
summary judgment standard outlined above, together with any other applicable
standard of review, we discern no reversible error in this case on the issues
presented. The judgment of the district court is therefore AFFIRMED. All
pending motions are denied.
Entered for the Court
Monroe G. McKay
Circuit Judge
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