HODGES v. MELETIS

No. 22-6427.

109 F.4th 252 (2024)

Julius Lamart HODGES, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Col. Peter MELETIS, Superintendent, in their official capacity; Cpt. Allen West, Inmate classification, in his official capacity; Lt. Wanda Creighton, Work Release Manager, in their official capacity Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 23, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Rudolph Rosenmayer, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellant. Sharon E. Pandak, PANDAK & TAVES, PLLC, Woodbridge, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Steven J. Alagna, Supervising Attorney, Noah Smith, Student Advocate, Roger Han, Student Advocate, Kay Groneck, Student Advocate, Appellate Clinic, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellant.

Affirmed as modified by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Quattlebaum joined.


In January 2021, the detention facility where Julius Lamart Hodges was incarcerated experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. While most inmates quarantined, Hodges volunteered to continue working in the kitchen. Though he does not allege that he contracted COVID-19 during this time, he claims that the facility's decision to permit...

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