Legal Opinion
Ophelia De'Lonta v. Gene Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2013No. 11-7482PublishedCited by 256 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
Virginia inmate Ophelia Azriel De’lonta (born Michael A. Stokes) filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that prison officials denied her adequate medical treat ment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Because we conclude that De’lonta’s complaint states a claim for relief that is plausible on its face, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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On appeal from a dismissal…
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