Pledger v. Lynch

Docket Number18-2213
Decision Date21 July 2021
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103 cases
  • Firewalker-Fields v. Lee
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • January 17, 2023
    ...Beyond his substantive disagreements, Firewalker-Fields argues that summary judgment was procedurally inappropriate under Pledger v. Lynch , 5 F.4th 511 (4th Cir. 2021), because Firewalker-Fields was a pro se plaintiff and was not given a meaningful opportunity for discovery. In Pledger , t......
  • Severe v. U.S.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • October 1, 2021
    ...requirement that medical malpractice plaintiffs obtain a “screening certificate of merit” prior to filing suit. Pledger v. Lynch, 5 F.4th 511, 518 (4th Cir. 2021). The Court noted that “West Virginia is not alone in imposing such a pre-suit certification requirement. About half of all state......
  • Pevia v. Moyer
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • February 24, 2023
    ...cannot present facts essential to justify its opposition,” without needed discovery. See Shaw, 2023 WL 1486310, at *4; Pledger v. Lynch, 5 F.4th 511, 526 (4th Cir. 2021); Harrods, 302 F.3d at 244-45 (discussing requirement of former Rule 56(f)). “[T]o justify a denial of summary judgment on......
  • Head v. Rakowski
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • September 29, 2023
    ...be liable for the alleged conduct if the defendant had been a private individual at the time of the conduct. See Pledger v. Lynch, 5 F.4th 511, 522-523 (4th Cir. 2021). The FTCA is "cabined by a list of exceptions," which, when applicable, "work to defeat the subject matter of the federal c......
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