UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT TOPAZ JOHNSON, No. 23-15299

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 2:22-cv-01235- TLN-EFB HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON; SYLVA, Sergeant; BRIAN KIBLER, Warden, OPINION

Defendants-Appellees.

IAN HENDERSON, No. 23-15396

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 2:22-cv-01235- TLN-EFB HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON; SYLVA, Sergeant; BRIAN KIBLER, Warden,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding 2 JOHNSON V. HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON

Argued and Submitted August 15, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed January 27, 2025

Before: Susan P. Graber, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Ju