Legal Opinion
Sosebee v. Murphy
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1986No. Nos. 85-1513(L), 85-1514PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Betty Joan Land Sosebee, Administratrix of the Estate of Gary McArthur Land (decedent), brought an action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1982, 1983 and for medical malpractice as a result of the death of decedent while he was incarcerated at the Maximum Security Center (M.S.C.) in Columbia, South Carolina. The district court granted summary judgment on behalf of all defendants on the grounds that there was no genuine issue of fact as to the violation of sections 1982 or 1983 and that there was, therefore, no basis to exert pendent jurisdiction over a state court malpractice claim. We…
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3Cited by230 opinions
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