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Contract Physician Not Acting Under Color Of State Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a part-time
contract physician was not acting under color of state law for purposes of
§ 1983 when treating a prisoner. Plaintiff Quincy West, a North Carolina
state prisoner, brought § 1983 action against the Governor, the prison
director ...

 

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