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Morris v. United States

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
May 1, 2013
520 F. App'x 205 (4th Cir. 2013)

Summary

holding plaintiff not excused from filing a certificate of merit because he had not established the applicable standard of care for the diagnosis and treatment of his broken hand

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Opinion

No. 12-8110

05-01-2013

LONNIE D. MORRIS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISON MEDICAL DEPARTMENT; E. BORHAM, Health Care (Gilmer - FCI) Administrative; ELLEN MACE-LEIBSON, D.O. Clinical Director; JAMES A. NOLTE, FNP; GILMER - F.C.I.; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE; ANDREA HALL, RN; UNKNOWN, Defendants - Appellees.

Lonnie D. Morris, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, District Judge. (3:12-cv-00073-GMG-DJJ) Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lonnie D. Morris, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Lonnie D. Morris appeals the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge in part and dismissing his action filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act. We have reviewed the record and agree that Morris failed to comply with the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code Ann. § 55-7B-6 (LexisNexis 2008). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Morris v. United States, No. 3:12-cv-00073-GMG-DJJ (N.D. W. Va. Dec. 5, 2012). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Morris v. United States

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
May 1, 2013
520 F. App'x 205 (4th Cir. 2013)

holding plaintiff not excused from filing a certificate of merit because he had not established the applicable standard of care for the diagnosis and treatment of his broken hand

Summary of this case from Brown v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

rejecting plaintiff's claim that the alleged delay in treating his fracture fell within the exception of 55-7B-6(c) and noting " court shall require expert testimony except where the 'lack of care or want of skill is so gross, so as to be apparent, or the alleged breach relates to noncomplex matters of diagnosis and treatment within the understanding of lay jurors by resort to common knowledge and experience.'"

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rejecting plaintiff's claim that the alleged delay in treating his fracture fell within the exception of 55-7B-6(c) and noting " court shall require expert testimony except where the 'lack of care or want of skill is so gross, so as to be apparent, or the alleged breach relates to noncomplex matters of diagnosis and treatment within the understanding of lay jurors by resort to common knowledge and experience.'"

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Case details for

Morris v. United States

Case Details

Full title:LONNIE D. MORRIS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: May 1, 2013

Citations

520 F. App'x 205 (4th Cir. 2013)

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