Grove v. Dr. Rogers et al, No. 1:2018cv00431 - Document 47 (E.D. Va. 2019)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 4/29/2019. (c/s)(dvanm, )

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Grove v. Dr. Rogers et al Doc. 47 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division Irvin Daniel Grove,Jr., Plaintiff, V. ) ) ) ) Dr. Rodgers,^ Defendants. ) ) ) I:18cv431(LO/JFA) MEMORANDUM OPINION Irvin Daniel Grove, Jr., a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se("Grove" or "plaintiff), has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he suffered deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in two respects at the Riverside Regional Jail ("RRJ"). The matter is presently before the Court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed jointly by defendants Pamela Hicks-van Haren,Imhotep Carter, M.D., Stephen Lemmons, R.N., and Patricia Rodgers, D.O.' Plaintiff has filed objections, and the movants have filed a reply. After careful consideration, for the reasons which follow, the Motion for Summary Judgment will be granted. I. Background Grove commenced this lawsuit in April, 2018, alleging that defendants at RRJ were deliberately indifferent to(1)a spinal condition and (2)a fractured nose. In the amended complaint, which is the operative complaint in the lawsuit, he contends that he had been pleading for months that he was experiencing severe pain in his lower back and hip and a burning down his legs when Dr. Rodgers ordered x-rays in Februaiy, 2017.[Dkt. No. 3 at 5] The x-rays 'Throughout the pleadings, this defendant's surname is spelled alternately as "Rogers" and "Rodgers." The Court has adopted the spelling used in her declaration.[Dkt. No. 34, Ex.6] Dockets.Justia.com

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