Grove v. Unknown

Filing 44

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 04/23/2019. (dvanm, ) (c/s to pro se plaintiff)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Irvin Daniel Grove,Jr.,
Plaintiff,

I:18cv431(LO/JFA)

V.

Dr. Rogers,et al..
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Irvin Daniel Grove, Jr., a Virginia inmate proceeding pro^("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 the unopposed Motion for Summary Judgment of

defendant Dr. Onan Bomar,IV, who is alleged to have violated plaintiffs Eighth Amendment
rights in connection with a nasal fracture.' For the reasons which follow, the Motion for
Summary Judgment will be granted.
I. Background

Plaintiff commenced this lawsuit in April, 2018, alleging that defendants at RRJ were
deliberately indifferent to(1)a spinal condition and (2)a fractured nose. Dr. Bomar appears to
have been named as a defendant solely in connection with the nasal fracture. In the amended

complaint, which is the operative complaint in the lawsuit[Dkt. No. 3], Grove's allegations
regarding the care he received from Dr. Bomar in full are as follow:
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 I was assulted [sic] and my nose was
badly broken. I was taken to Medical and examined by Doctor

'Grove refers to the defendant: as "Dr. Bowmar.