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Keith Goodman v. Kim Runion

4th CircuitJanuary 25, 2017No. 15-6733Cited 12 times
Defendant WinVirginia Department of Corrections

Case Details

Judge(s)
Gregory, Traxler, Diaz
Status
Unpublished
Procedural Posture
summary judgment
Circuit
4th Circuit

Related Laws

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Outcome

The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of prison optometrists who refused to prescribe contact lenses to an inmate, finding no deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under the Eighth Amendment.

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