Blackwell v. Cane

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division KARL N. BLACKWELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) Civil Action No. 3:20CV286-HEH ) DOCTOR JAMES CANE, ez. al, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION (Granting Motion for Summary Judgment) Karl N. Blackwell, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action in which he alleges Dr. James Cane and Nurse Practitioner Tarasova (“Defendants”) denied him adequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment during his confinement in the Henrico Regional Jail East.…