Legal Opinion
Richard S. Johnson v. Moises Quinones, M.D. Joseph Morris, O.D.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1998No. 97-2392PublishedCited by 370 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge Clarke wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Wilkinson and Judge Niemeyer joined.
OPINION
CLARKE, Senior District Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether the district court properly entered summary judgment against former Virginia inmate Richard S. Johnson on his § 1988 claim against two prison doctors. Johnson claims that the two doctors were deliberately indifferent to his' medical needs and therefore violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Because Johnson produces no evidence that the doctors…
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