Jean Germain v. William Beeman

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-7048
JEAN GERMAIN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
WILLIAM BEEMAN, RN; HOWARD COOK, Dr.; JOHN DOE, Dr.; JANE DOE, RN;
KELLY NATALE, RN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Stephanie A. Gallagher, District Judge. (1:21-cv-02279-SAG)
Submitted: March 15, 2023 Decided: April 11, 2023
Before KING and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jean Bernard Germain, Appellant Pro Se. Megan Trocki Mantzavinos, MARKS,
O’NEILL, O’BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C., Towson, Maryland; Christina Nicole
Billiet, Michelle Lynn Davidson Dian, WARANCH & BROWN, LLC, Lutherville,
Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Jean Germain appeals the district court’s orders granting summary judgment to the
Defendants and dismissing his civil rights complaint. Germain contends that the court
erred by not permitting further discovery and by granting summary judgment to Kelly
Natale on his claim that she was deliberately indifferent to his medical needs. We affirm.
We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Germain’s
motion for further discovery. See Gordon v. CIGNA Corp., 890 F.3d 463, 478
(4th Cir. 2018) (stating standard of review). We have reviewed de novo the district court’s
order granting summary judgment and conclude that there is no genuine dispute of material
fact about Germain’s claim against Natale. See Knibbs v. Momphard, 30 F.4th 200, 213
(4th Cir.), cert. denied, 143 S. Ct. 303 (2022) (stating standard of review).
Accordingly, we affirm. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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