Legal Opinion
Smith v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2009No. 08-7139PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge LEGG joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Roy L. Smith (“Smith”), an inmate at the Evans Correctional Institute in Ben-nettsville, South Carolina, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging the defendant, Amy L. Smith (“Nurse Smith”), exhibited deliberate indifference to Smith’s serious medical need in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court adopted the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation (“R & R”), dismissing the complaint for failure to state a…
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