Thompson v. Wiedemann et al

Filing 67

MEMORANDUM OPINION. SEE OPINION for complete details. Signed by District Judge Henry E. Hudson on 03/29/2018. Copy of Memorandum Opinion mailed to Plaintiff as directed.(ccol, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division

ANTHONY L. THOMPSON,

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Plaintiff,

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V.

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DR. WIEDEMANN, et. al,

Civil Action No. 3:16CV834-HEH

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Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(Granting Motion to Dismiss)

Anthony L. Thompson, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and informa

pauperis, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.' Thompson contends that Defendants^
denied him adequate dental care during his incarceration in the Greensville Correctional

Center ("GCC"). The matter is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 55)

filed by Defendant D.Y. Kinsley and on the Court's duties under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)
The statute provides, in pertinent part:

Every person who, under color of any statute ... of any State ... subjects,
or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within
the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an
action at law....

42 U.S.C. § 1983.

~Thompson named as Defendants: Dr. Wiedemann, DDS; Dr. Plapp, DDS; R. Allen, a Dental
Assistant; Dr. Velma Barnwell, DDS; K.L. Whitehead, Ombudsman; C. Parker, Assistant

Warden; H.C. Ray, Health Services Director; S. Tapp, Ombudsman; and D.Y. Kinsley, Law
Librarian. By Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on December 14,2017, the Court
dismissed the claims against Defendants Barnwell and Wiedemann. (ECFNos. 52, 53.) By
Memorandum Opinion and Order entered contemporaneously, the Court granted summary
judgment and dismissed the claims against Defendants Plapp, Allen, Whitehead, Parker, Ray,
and Tapp. The only remaining Defendant is D.Y. Kinsley.