# TUCKER v. KIVETT

> District Court, M.D. North Carolina · December 16, 2019

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## Case

- **Court:** District Court, M.D. North Carolina
- **Decided:** December 16, 2019
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
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- holding that Eleventh Amendment immunity barred declaratory and injunctive relief when no ongoing violations of federal law were alleged.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

CORNELIUS TUCKER, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) 1:18CV897
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CPL. KIVETT, et al., )
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Defendants. )

ORDER, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

This matter comes before the Court upon Defendants Cpl. Kivett, Sgt. Engle,1 Major
Slater, Captain Settle, and Corporal Money’s (“FCDC Officers”) motion for summary
judgment (Docket Entry 62), Defendant Amy Leeper’s motion for summary judgment
(Docket Entry 69), and Defendants Dr. Cunningham and Nurse McKoy’s motion for
summary judgment (Docket Entry 72). Pro se Plaintiff Cornelius Tucker has filed a response
solely to the FCDC Officers’ motion for summary judgment. (See Docket Entry 67.) Also
before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel. (Docket Entry 88.) All
matters are ripe for disposition. For the following reasons, the Court will deny Plaintiff’s
motion for appointment of counsel, and recommend that Defendants’ motions for summary
judgment be granted.

1 Plaintiff’s Complaint incorrectly identifies Defendant Engle as “Ingle.”
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff filed this action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated as a pretrial
detainee at the Forsyth County Detention Center (“FCDC”). (See generally Compl., Docket

Entry 2; see also Docket Entries 3, 5-12.) Although the majority of Plaintiff’s pleadings are
virtually unintelligible and difficult to discern, it appears that the substance of his claims is
grounded in allegations of inadequate healthcare, particularly related to Plaintiff’s alleged
glioblastoma brain tumor and other medical ailments. (Docket Entries 2-3, 5-12.)
Additionally, Plaintiff asserts that he was deprived of hygiene supplies and utensils. (Docket
Entry 2.)

In support of their motions for summary judgment, Defendants have submitted several
affidavits. As to the FCDC Officers’ motion, they have submitted the affidavit of Defendant
Slater who holds the rank of Major with the FCDC. (Slater Aff. ¶ 2, Docket Entry 63-1.)
Defendant Slater states that based upon Plaintiff’s record, the nature of his pending charges,
his criminal history, and officer/inmate safety concerns, he is classified as a high security risk
and as such is housed in administrative segregation rather than in general population within

the FCDC. (Id. ¶ 7.) FCDC officials entered Special Administrative Orders regarding Plaintiff
such that he was not provided physical objects he could potentially harm himself with as he
had previously done at the FCDC. (Id.) The conditions of Plaintiff’s confinement are
reviewed weekly by supervising jail staff and are modified as needed. (Id. ¶ 8.)
Additionally, Defendant Slater states that Plaintiff is seen on a daily basis by the inmate
healthcare provider at the facility. (Id. ¶ 10.) The healthcare services are contracted out to

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Wellspath, LLC, formerly known as Correct Care Solutions. (Id. ¶ 9.) Due to such contract,
the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office does not provide healthcare to inmates at the FCDC, nor
does its staff interfere with an inmate’s access to care as determined by Wellpath’s medical

staff. (Id. ¶ 11.) Lastly, Defendant Slater states that he nor any of the other named FCDC
Officers have been delegated policy-making authority in this action. (Id. ¶ 12.) Nor has
Plaintiff availed himself to FCDC’s grievance procedures in this action, which he is well aware
of. (Id. ¶¶ 13-15.)
Defendant Leeper has also filed an affidavit in support of her motion for summary
judgment. (Amy Leeper Aff., Docket Entry 70-1.) Defendant Leeper states that she is a

psychologist employed by Central Regional Hospital, a state-operated healthcare facility. (Id.
¶¶ 2-3.) On two occasions, she conducted court-ordered evaluations of Plaintiff to determine
his capacity to stand trial. (Id. ¶¶ 4, 6.) During those two interactions with Plaintiff, Defendant
Leeper always followed established policies and procedures. (Id. ¶ 5.)
Defendants Dr. Cunningham and Nurse McKoy have also filed affidavits (and exhibits
thereto) in support of their motion. (Cunningham Aff., Docket Entry 73-5; McKoy Aff.,

Docket Entry 73-6.) According to said Defendants, on November 28, 2017, Central Regional
Hospital faxed Plaintiff’s discharge summary to the medical providers at the FCDC. (Central
Regional Hospital Discharge Summary, Ex. 1, Docket Entry 73-1.) The summary
encompasses Plaintiff’s stay at Central Regional Hospital from July 6, 2017 to November 22,
2017 for an “incapacity to proceed” determination. (Id. at 1.) The record reflects that
Plaintiff’s principal discharge diagnosis was “schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type” along with

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other behavioral health and medical diagnoses. (Id. at 15.) The discharge summary notes that
Plaintiff underwent an MRI of the brain on July 23, 2017 that showed “parenchymal volume
loss and scattered T2/FLAIR hyperintense white matter foci that are likely the Sella chronic

small-vessel ischemic changes. No acute intracranial abnormality.” (Id. at 13.)
Plaintiff was discharged from Central Regional Hospital back to the FCDC with the
following discharge plan:
[Plaintiff] will be discharged back to [the FCDC]. He will need to
continue medications as prescribed and receive mental health follow up in
jail. Trazodone can be further titrated (has previously been on
and tolerated doses up to 150mg qHS) for insomnia with close
attention to [blood pressure] as [patient] with [history of]
hypotension related to medications. [Patient] with [history of]
hepatitis C, currently normal liver function. He will need hepatitis
A (#2) and B (#3) vaccinations in January 2018, avoid
hepatotoxic medications as able (e.g. acetaminophen).

(Id. at 15) (emphasis added). The medications listed on admission and on discharge included:
olanzapine for psychosis; mirtazapine for depression, anxiety and sleep; Depakote for mood
stabilization; benztropine to alleviate side effects associated with antipsychotic medications;
aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease; vitamin D3 for a vitamin D deficiency;
hydroxyzine for insomnia and anxiety; perphenazine for psychosis; and trazadone for
insomnia. (Id. at 8, 14.)
Between April 10, 2015 and November 14, 2018, medical officials at the FCDC saw
Plaintiff on 35 to 40 occasions for evaluation, examination or counseling. (Medical Records,
Ex. 4, Docket Entry 73-4.) Dr. Cunningham first provided psychiatric care to Plaintiff on
June 21, 2016. (Cunningham Aff. ¶ 38; see also Medical Records at 53-56.) Dr. Cunningham
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saw Plaintiff three more times between June 21, 2016 and November 14, 2018. (Cunningham
Aff. ¶¶ 39-40, 42; see also Medical Records at 58-60, 61-63, 64-66.) At each visit, Dr.
Cunningham evaluated Plaintiff for schizoaffective disorder and reasonably concluded that

Plaintiff’s symptoms were related to his diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. (Cunningham
Aff. ¶¶ 38-40, 42.) At no time in his case did Dr. Cunningham have reason to believe that
Plaintiff suffered from a brain tumor or brain leisure that required testing or treatment. (Id.
¶ 55.) Dr. Cunningham stated that he reasonably treated Plaintiff for schizoaffective disorder
consistent with his training and experience as a psychiatrist. (Id. ¶ 56.)
As to Nurse McKoy, he was not aware of any diagnosis of a brain tumor or other

serious medical need that required treatment. (McKoy Aff. ¶ 16.) Nurse McKoy was aware
of Plaintiff’s mental health disorder diagnosis and when Plaintiff reported hearing voices and
claimed to have been suffering from a glioblastoma tumor, Nurse McKoy reasonably referred
Plaintiff to a mental health professional. (Id. ¶¶ 12-13, 17.) Nurse McKoy states that at no
time were mental health staff deliberately indifferent to a serious medical condition. (Id. ¶ 17.)
II. DISCUSSION

Summary judgment is appropriate when there exists no genuine issue of material fact
and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); Zahodnick
v. Int’l Bus. Machs. Corp., 135 F.3d 911, 913 (4th Cir. 1997). The party seeking summary
judgment bears the initial burden of coming forward and demonstrating the absence of a
genuine issue of material fact. Temkin v. Frederick Cty. Comm’rs, 945 F.2d 716, 718 (4th Cir.
1991) (citing Celotex v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322 (1986)). Once the moving party has met its

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burden, the non-moving party must then affirmatively demonstrate that there is a genuine
issue of material fact which requires trial. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475
U.S. 574, 587 (1986). There is no issue for trial unless there is sufficient evidence favoring the

non-moving party for a fact finder to return a verdict for that party. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby,
Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 250 (1986); Sylvia Dev. Corp. v. Calvert County, Md., 48 F.3d 810, 817 (4th Cir.
1995). Thus, the moving party can bear his burden either by presenting affirmative evidence
or by demonstrating that the non-moving party’s evidence is insufficient to establish his claim.
Celotex, 477 U.S. at 331 (Brennan, J., dissenting). When making the summary judgment
determination, the Court must view the evidence, and all justifiable inferences from the

evidence, in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. Zahodnick, 135 F.3d at 913;
Halperin v. Abacus Tech. Corp., 128 F.3d 191, 196 (4th Cir. 1997). However, the party opposing
summary judgment may not rest on mere allegations or denials, and the court need not consider
“unsupported assertions” or “self-serving opinions without objective corroboration.” Evans v.
Techs. Applications & Serv. Co., 80 F.3d 954, 962 (4th Cir. 1996); Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248-49.
Here, Plaintiff is a pro se litigant; thus, his pleadings are to be liberally construed. Graham v.

Geneva Enters., Inc., 55 F. App’x 135, 136 (4th Cir. 2003).
A. The FCDC Officers
The FCDC Officers move for summary judgment on grounds that Plaintiff has failed
to bring forth any evidence of constitutional violations in their official or individual capacities.
The undersigned agrees. To the extent Plaintiff’s Complaint attempts to allege claims against

the FCDC Officers in their official capacity, such claims would be against the Forsyth County
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Sheriff’s Office. However, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office may not be held liable under
section 1983 “unless action pursuant to official municipal policy of some nature caused [the]
constitutional tort.” Collins v. City of Harker Heights, 503 U.S. 115, 120-21 (1992) (internal

citation and quotations omitted). Stated differently, the doctrine of respondeat superior may not
serve as the basis for imposing section 1983 liability on a governmental entity. Collins, 503 U.S.
at 121. Rather, “[o]fficial liability will attach under § 1983 only if execution of a government’s
policy or custom, whether made by its lawmakers or by those whose edicts or acts may fairly
be said to represent official policy, inflicts the injury.” Gantt v. Whitaker, 203 F. Supp. 2d 503,
509 (M.D.N.C. 2002) (internal citation and quotations omitted), aff’d, 57 F. App’x 141 (4th Cir.

2003). In the instant matter, Plaintiff does not argue that an official policy or custom caused
his injury, nor does Plaintiff provide evidence to support a claim that his rights were impaired
by the act(s) of any of the FCDC Officers and that any of them had final policy making
authority. Thus, summary judgment should be granted in favor of the FCDC Officers as to
any claims in their official capacity.
Similarly, the FCDC Officers’ individual capacity claims fail as these Defendants are

entitled to qualified immunity. Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, “government
officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil
damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional
rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800,
818 (1982); see also Ridpath v. Bd. of Governors Marshall Univ., 447 F.3d 292, 306 (4th Cir. 2006)
(“Qualified immunity shields government officials performing discretionary functions from

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personal-capacity liability for civil damages under § 1983[.]”). Thus, the traditional two-step
qualified immunity inquiry requires a court to determine: “(1) whether the official violated a
constitutional right; and if so, (2) whether the right was ‘clearly established’ at the time of its

violation.” Rock for Life-UMBC v. Hrabowski, 411 Fed. App’x 541, 547 (4th Cir. 2010). In
evaluating qualified immunity, a court initially may determine whether the plaintiff has alleged
or shown a violation of a constitutional right at all. See Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009).2
Further, “[b]ecause qualified immunity is designed to shield officers not only from liability but
from the burdens of litigation, its establishment at the pleading or summary judgment stage
has been specifically encouraged.” Pritchett v. Alford, 973 F.2d 307, 313 (4th Cir. 1992).

Again, Plaintiff’s factual allegations, which are mostly indecipherable, fail to identify
what each of the FCDC Officers did personally to violate his civil rights. Instead, the evidence
by the FCDC Officers demonstrates that Plaintiff was reasonably placed in administrative
segregation and during such time, Plaintiff was subject to additional restrictions (including not
possessing potentially harmful physical objects) that were reviewed weekly. Plaintiff’s
opposition brief fails to put forth any evidence to the contrary.3 Since Plaintiff has failed to

identify conduct by the FCDC Officers that is in violation of his constitutional rights, the

2 In Pearson, the Supreme Court overruled the mandatory two-step sequence adopted in Saucier v. Katz,
533 U.S. 194 (2001), in analyzing qualified immunity. Thus, after Pearson, courts are free “to exercise
their sound discretion in deciding which of the two prongs of the qualified immunity analysis should
be addressed first in light of the circumstances . . . .” Pearson, 555 U.S. at 236.
3 Plaintiff’s response brief does discuss the FCDC Officers’ support brief’s improper naming of
Plaintiff and improper designation of criminal charges. (See Docket Entry 67 at 1.) In their reply, the
FCDC Officers acknowledge the mistake. (See Docket Entry 68.) Plaintiff’s opposition brief also
request that this case be held in abeyance during his time at the Central Regional Hospital. (See Docket
Entry 67 at 1.) However, this request is moot as Plaintiff returned to the FCDC on or about July 25,
2019. (See Docket Entry 79 at 1.)
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FCDC Officers are entitled to qualified immunity and any individual capacity claims against
them should be dismissed.
B. Defendant Leeper

Defendant Leeper also moves for summary judgment on grounds that she is entitled
to absolute immunity in her official capacity and qualified immunity in her individual capacity.
The Eleventh Amendment bars suits against states and any state instrumentality properly
characterized as an “arm of the state.” Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Doe, 519 U.S. 425, 429-30
(1997). Here, Defendant Leeper is state official who has, arguably, been sued in her official
capacity in violation of § 1983. As such, because Defendant Leeper has not waived her

immunity and Congress has not abrogated it for § 1983 actions, Plaintiff cannot seek damages
against her in her official capacity.4 See Kelly v. Maryland, 267 Fed. App’x, 209, 210 (4th
Cir.2008) (citing Will v. Mich. Dep’t of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 71 (1989) (“It is now well-settled
that a state [or state official] cannot be sued under § 1983.”)).

4 The Court acknowledges that Eleventh Amendment immunity is not absolute. “[T]he Eleventh
Amendment permits suits for prospective injunctive relief against state officials acting in violation of
federal law.” Frew ex rel. Frew v. Hawkins, 540 U.S. 431, 437 (2004) (citing Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123
(1908)). Federal courts thus may order prospective relief but cannot award damages unless the state
waives its immunity or Congress abrogates the state’s immunity in exercising its powers under the
Fourteenth Amendment. Id.; Coll. Sav. Bank v. Fla Prepaid Postsecondary Educ. Expense Bd., 527 U.S. 666,
670 (1999). To the extent Plaintiff requests prospective relief—either in the form of a declaratory
judgment or an injunction—it fails because he does not allege an “ongoing violation of federal law”
permitting the application of the Ex parte Young doctrine. See DeBauche v. Trani, 191 F.3d 499, 504-05
(4th Cir. 1999) (holding that Eleventh Amendment immunity barred declaratory and injunctive relief
when no ongoing violations of federal law were alleged.). As later discussed, Defendant Leeper
encountered Plaintiff on two distinct occasions for psychological evaluations. There are no allegations
of continuous interactions with Defendant Leeper in violation of federal law.
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Defendant Leeper is also entitled to qualified immunity in her individual capacity.
Plaintiff is a pretrial detainee, thus “the standard of care is governed by the due process clause
of the fourteenth amendment rather than the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel

and unusual punishment.” Hill v. Nicodetnus, 979 F.2d 987, 990-91 (4th Cir. 1992) (citing City
of Revere v. Massachusetts Gen. Hosp., 463 U.S. 239, 244 (1983)). “The due process rights of
a pretrial detainee are at least as great as the [E]ighth [A]mendment protections available to
the convicted prisoner.” Martin v. Gentile, 849 F.2d 863, 870 (4th Cir. 1988). As such,
when the State by the affirmative exercise of its power so
restrains an individual’s liberty that it renders him unable to care
for himself, and at the same time fails to provide for his basic
human needs—e.g., food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and
reasonable safety—it transgresses the substantive limits on state
action set by the Eighth Amendment and the Due Process
Clause.

DeShaney v. Winnebago Cty. Dep’t of Soc. Sens., 489 U.S. 189, 200 (1989).
“Historically, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has applied the
same analysis to Section 1983 deliberate indifference claims under the Fourteenth
Amendment as under the Eighth Amendment.” Durand v. Charles, No. 1:16CV86, 2018 WL
748723, at *11 (M.D.N.C. Feb. 7, 2018) (citation omitted) (unpublished). “The plaintiff must
demonstrate that the officers acted with ‘deliberate indifference’ (subjective) to the inmate’s
‘serious medical needs’ (objective).” Iko v. Shreve, 535 F.3d 225, 241 (4th Cir. 2008) (citing Estelle
v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104 (1976)).5 A medical need is serious if it “has been diagnosed by a

5 The Supreme Court recently held in Kingsley v. Hendrickson that “the appropriate standard for
[assessing] a pretrial detainee’s excessive force claim is solely an objective one.” ––– U.S. ––––, 135
S.Ct. 2466, 2473, 192 L.Ed.2d 416 (2015). The Fourth Circuit has not considered whether this
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physician as mandating treatment or . . . is so obvious that even a lay person would easily
recognize the necessity for a doctor’s attention.” Id. (internal quotations omitted). “An officer
is deliberately indifferent only when he ‘knows of and disregards’ the risk posed by the serious

medical needs of the inmate.” Id. (citation omitted).
“Prisoners’ rights to adequate medical care related to prisoners’ physical and mental
health claims are identical.” DePaola v. Schilling, No. 7:15CV00403, 2019 WL 3417359, at *7
(W.D. Va. Mar. 18, 2019) (unpublished) (citing Bowring v. Godwin, 551 F.2d 44, 47 (4th Cir.
1977)). The Fourth Circuit also recognizes that “[d]eliberate indifference is a very high
standard—a showing of mere negligence will not meet it.” Grayson v. Peed, 195 F.3d 692, 695

(4th Cir. 1999). Similarly, “[d]isagreements between an inmate and a physician over the
inmates proper medical care does not state a § 1983 claim unless exceptional circumstances
are alleged.” Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 849 (4th Cir. 1985) (citation omitted). The Court
may consider “[m]edical records of sick calls, examinations, diagnoses, and medications [to]
rebut an inmate’s allegations of deliberate indifference.” Banuelos v. McFarland, 41 F.3d 232,
235 (5th Cir. 1995).

As previously stated, Defendant Leeper’s interactions with Plaintiff consists of her
conducting two court-ordered evaluations of Plaintiff. Defendant Leeper followed established
policies and procedures, and her conduct was objectively reasonable in light of constitutional
requirements. No reasonable person would believe Defendant Leeper was violating Plaintiff’s

standard applies in the medical care context. Here, the Court need not resolve this issue as
“consideration of the subjective prong does not alter the outcome” in this matter. Durand, 2018 WL
748723, at *11.
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constitutional rights in performance of her job duties. Plaintiff has filed no response to
Defendant Leeper’s motion and puts forth no evidence to the contrary.
Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges that “def. Leeper lied, stated [Plaintiff] never received S.S.

[…] stated open-alcohol, received 18 months . . . Leepers discrepancies are calculated to
produce a proclivity, penchant for wrongful determinations.” (Docket Entry 9 at 3.) Plaintiff
continues, “I don’t expect Leeper to be perfect, however her performance tends to be
erroneous in parts of her report. You’ll find, obviously, exploitations to degrade and ‘opined’
the insignificant traits or some subliminal, hidden-campaign.” (Id.) Plaintiff has produced no
evidence supporting these rambling allegations, and in any event they are insufficient to state

a claim. Moreover, Plaintiff’s rambled thoughts appear to express simple disagreements with
Defendant Leeper’s reports which is insufficient to withstand summary judgment. As such,
Defendant Leeper’s motion should be granted. Mitchell v. Forsyth Cty., No. 1:18CV574, 2019
WL 3409983, at *4 (M.D.N.C. July 29, 2019) (unpublished) (“Plaintiff alleges no facts
demonstrating that the treatment proscribed by Defendant . . . was not appropriate, much less
that any exceptional circumstances exist so that Plaintiff’s disagreement with [Defendant’s]

course of treatment constitutes deliberate indifference.”).
C. Dr. Cunningham and Nurse McKoy
Summary judgment should also be granted in favor of Dr. Cunningham and Nurse
McKoy. Despite the allegations in Plaintiff’s Complaint alleging mistreatment of a brain
tumor, the evidence before the Court is completely devoid of such diagnosis. The discharge
summary referenced above from Central Regional Hospital does not include a diagnosis of a

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glioblastoma, treatment for a glioblastoma or even follow-up testing for a possible
glioblastoma. Nor does the discharge summary indicate that treatment or testing is required
for any other type of brain tumor. Additionally, there is no evidence in the record that

Plaintiff’s other alleged medical conditions rise to the level of a serious medical need.
Moreover, the actions of Dr. Cunningham demonstrate that he reasonably concluded
that Plaintiff’s symptoms stemmed from his schizoaffective disorder and reasonably treated
Plaintiff for that disorder. Dr. Cunningham had no reason to believe that Plaintiff suffered
from a glioblastoma or brain tumor that required medical treatment. Likewise, Nurse McKoy
also did not act with deliberate indifference to a serious medical need. He was not, nor should

he have been, aware of any diagnosis of a glioblastoma tumor or other serious medical need
that required treatment. Nurse McKoy’s minimal interactions with Plaintiff, including making
referrals to a mental health professional on behalf of Plaintiff, were reasonable under the
circumstances. As with Defendant Leeper, Plaintiff appears to disagree with the form of
treatment he received from Nurse McKoy and Dr. Cunningham. As previously explained,
however, this is insufficient to make a showing of deliberate indifference to a serious medical

need. Therefore, summary judgment should be granted in favor of both Nurse McKoy and
Dr. Cunningham.
D. Remaining Unserved Defendants
The record demonstrates that Defendants Sheriff Schatzman, Shipman (Medical
Technician), and Guard Bogner have not been served in this matter, and the time for service
has passed. Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows the Court to

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dismiss without prejudice unserved defendants after 90 days following the filing of the
Complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). While the rule requires the Court to extend the time for
service if Plaintiff shows good cause for his failure to timely serve, here, Plaintiff has provided

no explanation showing good cause for the delay and additional time is thus not warranted.
Therefore, the undersigned will recommend that the unserved Defendants be dismissed
without prejudice.
E. Motion for Appointment of Counsel
Plaintiff moves for appointment of counsel in this matter. (Docket Entry 88.) In light
of the Court’s recommendation of dismissal of this action, the undersigned will deny Plaintiff’s

request. Appointment of counsel is not warranted at this time.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion
to Appoint Counsel (Docket Entry 88) is DENIED.
IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that Defendants Cpl. Kivett, Sgt. Engle, Major
Slater, Captain Settle, and Corporal Money’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry

62) be GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that Defendant Amy Leeper’s Motion for
Summary Judgment (Docket Entry 69), and Defendants Dr. Cunningham and Nurse McKoy’s
Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry 72) be GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that Defendants Sheriff Schatzman,
Shipman (Medical Technician), and Guard Bogner be DISMISSED WITHOUT

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PREJUDICE. Y | .

Joe L. Webster
United States Magistrate Judge

December 16, 2019
Durham, North Carolina

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