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No. 15-6534
DMITRY PRONIN,
Plaintiff Appellant,
v.
LIEUTENANT
TROY
JOHNSON;
OFFICER
FLOURNOY;
OFFICER
MIDDLEBROOK; OFFICER WILSON; OFFICER CRAWFORD; KENNETH
ATKINSON;
DANIEL
FALLEN;
REX
BLOCKER;
LOUISA
FUERTES-ROSARIO; SANDRA K. LATHROP; BRANDON BURKETT; JAKE
BURKETT; JOHN BRYANT; PATINA WALTON-GRIER; HENRI WALL;
EDWARD
HAMPTON;
WILLIAM
JOHNSON;
LIEUTENANT
EDA
OLIVERA-NEGRON, Operations,
Defendants Appellees,
and
SHU STAFF MEMBERS,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Orangeburg. David C. Norton, District Judge.
(5:12-cv-03416-DCN)
Submitted:
Decided:
October 7, 2015
PER CURIAM:
Dmitry
Pronin
appeals
from
the
district
courts
order
appeal,
we
agree
with
the
district
courts
However,
for the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand Pronins claim
that he was denied access to courts for further proceedings.
I.
We review de novo a district courts order granting summary
judgment, viewing the facts and drawing reasonable inferences
therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.
Bonds v. Leavitt, 629 F.3d 369, 380 (4th Cir. 2011).
Summary
for
the
nonmoving
party
on
the
evidence
presented.
An
be
defeated
by
the
existence
of
some
factual
dispute;
[o]nly disputes over facts that might affect the outcome of the
suit under the governing law will properly preclude the entry of
summary judgment.
Id.
party
cannot
withstand
summary
judgment
by
relying
F.2d 90, 95 (4th Cir. 1991) (not the province of trial court to
make credibility determinations in a summary judgment setting).
II.
Prisoners
effective,
have
and
constitutional
meaningful
access
to
right
the
to
adequate,
courts.
Bounds
v.
Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 822 (1977); see Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S.
343, 351 (1996).
access
to
suffered
the
an
courts,
actual
prisoner
injury,
such
must
as
demonstrate
missing
that
he
court-imposed
claim
denial
of
access
to
courts
revolves
Officer
Pronin
was
J.
Burketts
removed
from
failure
his
cell
to
and
secure
Officer
his
papers
Troy
when
Johnsons
district
affidavit
was
declarations
Pronins
court
erred
in
uncontested.
showing
complaints
that
against
concluding
Pronin
J.
claims
Burkett
his
that
that
was
brother,
J.
Burketts
he
provided
retaliating
Officer
B.
for
Burkett.
his
objections
recommendation,
Pronin
to
the
magistrate
asserted
as
judges
follows:
On
report
and
September
25,
2012, J. Burkett told Pronin that Burkett was aware that he was
complaining about his brother.
filed
him
incident
reports
against
that
were
dismissed.
On
On November 13,
avers that, when Pronin was moved, his property was secured and
given
to
him.
We
conflict.
Pronin
Defendants
dispute
find
has
that
the
provided
the
affidavits
dates
veracity
of
and
are
clearly
details,
Pronins
and
in
the
allegations.
his
2255
motion
which
includes
whatever
the
pleadings
currently
pending
in
the
opportunity
or
is
other
to
prepare,
documents
are
serve
and
file
necessary
or
Fourteenth
Amendments
to
litigate
claims
challenging
their
Id.
To show
injury, the plaintiff must show that he lost or will lose the
opportunity
to
pursue
nonfrivolous
and
arguable
claim.
also
seeks
condition.
downward
In
support,
departure
he
based
submitted
upon
two
his
mental
neuropsychiatric
traumatic
stress
disorder
and
bipolar
disorder.
(See
sentence
providing
any
based
supporting
upon
Pronins
documentation.
depression,
The
without
district
court
rejected this request, and Pronin was sentenced near the high
end
of
his
Guidelines
range.
The
Governments
sentencing
mental
disorders,
would
illness,
have
including
supported
bipolar
Pronins
case
and
borderline
at
sentencing.
See
Gray
v.
(finding
Branker,
that
529
F.3d
counsels
220,
failure
to
236-38
(4th
provide
Cir.
mental
2008)
health
While
the
Defendants
alleged
destruction
of
his
legal
materials prevents him from providing the court with his medical
history showing that these illnesses had been diagnosed prior to
his
criminal
activity.
This
evidence
could
be
helpful
in
and
arguable
question
regarding
whether
such
The court
intent
material
and
fact.
injury
issues
Accordingly,
we
involved
vacate
disputed
the
issues
district
of
courts
prescribing
medication
for
Pronins
prescription
of
epilepsy
was
medication
does
not
constitute
constitutional deprivation.
To
succeed
on
his
claims
of
constitutionally
inadequate
part
harmful
enough
to
constitute
that
Blocker
deliberate
Estelle v. Gamble,
knew
of
and
disregarded
Young v. City of
A prisoners
his
medical
indifference.
needs
may
support
claim
of
deliberate
on
closer
prisoners
inspection,
disagreement
amount
with
his
to
nothing
diagnosis
more
or
than
prescribed
to
provide
the
level
of
care
they
deem
medically
See Sosebee v.
Murphy, 797 F.2d 179, 182 (4th Cir. 1986) (failure to respond to
an
inmates
known
medical
needs
raises
an
inference
of
conclude
Blocker.
summary
judgment
was
properly
granted
to
accounts
no
and
as
evidence
complained
to
to
of
his
seizure
support
his
history.
Pronin
allegations
seizure-like
activity
that
after
he
his
regarding
for
his
his
alleged
seizure
attempts
symptoms
to
prior
obtain
to
this
medical
date.
the
actual
seizure.
Further,
Pronins
assertions
that
he
suffered grave injury from his seizure are not supported by the
record.
his
Pronin
next
equal
protection
altercation
with
alleges
his
that
Officer
rights
when,
cellmate,
Olivera-Negron
after
Olivera-Negron
violated
Pronin
had
removed
an
Pronin,
who is Jewish, from his cell but allowed his cellmate, who is
Hispanic, to remain.
affidavits,
we
that
Pronins
claim
is
demonstrate
that
he
has
been
treated
differently
from
treatment
was
the
discrimination.
Cir. 2001).
protection
result
of
intentional
or
purposeful
not
allege
discrimination
as
the
defendants
factual
allegations
that
establish
improper
circumstantial
and
direct
evidence
of
intent.
Invidious
decision,
which
may
take
into
account
any
history
of
up
to
the
particular
decision
being
challenged,
Id. at 584-85.
intent,
aside
from
the
bare
fact
that
he
is
Pronin
Olivera-Negron.
court.
Pronin
the
district
v.
Johnson,
No.
5:12-cv-03416-DCN
courts
grant
of
summary
judgment
on
consistent
with
this
opinion.
The
rest
of
the
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