JACKSON v. LIGHTSEY

No. 13-7291.

775 F.3d 170 (2014)

Samuel Junior JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Joseph LIGHTSEY; Dr. Sher Guleria, Defendants-Appellees, and N.C. D.O.C. Medical Staff, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Daniel Scott Harawa , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Kelly Street Brown , Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Elliott Schulder , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Elizabeth P. McCullough , Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge WYNN joined.


Samuel Junior Jackson ("Jackson") is an inmate in the care of the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Since his incarceration, Jackson alleges, his chronic heart condition has deteriorated, and he has suffered both a heart attack and a host of other maladies that severely compromise his quality of life. Jackson...

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