Self v. SCDC

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Travis Self, Appellant,

v.

South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent.

Appeal From Marlboro County
Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-192
Heard January 25, 2012 Filed March 14, 2012

AFFIRMED

John Wesley Locklair, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Andrew Foster McLeod, of Cheraw, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Travis Self appeals the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the South Carolina Department of Corrections on his gross negligence in failing to provide adequate medical care cause of action.  We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities:Rule 56(c), SCRCP (finding the trial court should grant summary judgment "if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law"); J.T. Baggerly v. CSX Transp. Inc., 370 S.C. 362, 369, 635 S.E.2d 97, 101 (2006) ("Proximate cause requires proof of: (1) causation-in-fact, and (2) legal cause.").

AFFIRMED.

FEW, C.J., and THOMAS and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.