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No. 10646379
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Herbert Clark, Jr. v. Charles Simpson, III
No. 10646379 · Decided July 31, 2025
No. 10646379·Fourth Circuit · 2025·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
July 31, 2025
Citation
No. 10646379
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-7037
HERBERT L. CLARK, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DR. CHARLES H. SIMPSON, III, DR. JOSEPH SHRAGER; DR. MAX A.
HARRIS, JR.,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER BARNES; DR. CLAIR,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:22-ct-03252-FL)
Submitted: June 18, 2025 Decided: July 31, 2025
Before GREGORY and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
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Herbert L. Clark, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Carrie Elizabeth Meigs, MICHAEL BEST &
FRIEDRICH LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Kenneth L. Jones, CARRUTHERS & ROTH,
PA, Greensboro, North Carolina; J. Matthew Little, TEAGUE, CAMPBELL, DENNIS &
GORHAM, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Herbert L. Clark, Jr., appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment
to Appellees on Clark’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging deliberate indifference to his
medical needs. Appellee Max Harris has moved this court to impose sanctions on Clark
for filing a frivolous appeal. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error, but
we do not find that Clark’s appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we deny Harris’s motion for
sanctions and affirm the district court’s order. Clark v. Simpson, No. 5:22-ct-03252-FL
(E.D.N.C., Sept. 27, 2024). 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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Plain English Summary
USCA4 Appeal: 24-7037 Doc: 22 Filed: 07/31/2025 Pg: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
Key Points
01USCA4 Appeal: 24-7037 Doc: 22 Filed: 07/31/2025 Pg: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No.
02HARRIS, JR., Defendants - Appellees, and CORRECTIONAL OFFICER BARNES; DR.
03(5:22-ct-03252-FL) Submitted: June 18, 2025 Decided: July 31, 2025 Before GREGORY and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.
04USCA4 Appeal: 24-7037 Doc: 22 Filed: 07/31/2025 Pg: 2 of 3 Herbert L.
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