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GOBERT v. CALDWELL

No. 05-30820.

463 F.3d 339 (2006)

Anthony GOBERT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence CALDWELL; Michael Hegmann, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arthur Smith, III, Baton Rouge, LA, Keith Baker Nordyke (argued), Nordyke & Denlinger, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alden Alfred Clement, Jr. (argued), Oats & Hudson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A state-prison physician appeals the district court's denial of his assertion of qualified immunity from an inmate's civil rights action alleging constitutionally inadequate medical care. We are persuaded that the doctor enjoys immunity and reverse.

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Anthony J. Gobert was formerly an inmate confined to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Dr. Michael Hegmann, Medical Director, and...

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