21-1555·CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Jacob Pfaller v. Mark Amonette
Affirmed in Part
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether, for purposes of qualified immunity, a Hepatitis C positive inmate has a clearly established right to treatment with Direct Acting Antiviral drugs.
Argument Date
September 16, 2022
Argument Time
8:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Blue Courtroom (Room 339)
Lower Court Judge
Payne
Associated Cases
21-1612
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Wynn
Judge Diaz
Citation
CaseJacob Pfaller v. Mark Amonette, No. 21-1555 (4th Cir. Dec. 15, 2022)
PanelWilkinson, Wynn & Diaz, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued September 16, 2022 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
20-1305
Maria Morales v. Merrick Garland
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
21-1555· This case
Jacob Pfaller v. Mark Amonette
Authored by Judge Wynn
21-1918
Michele Williams v. Morgan State University and American Recovery and Reinvestment
Authored by Per Curiam
21-4121
United States v. Terrick Robinson
Authored by Judge Diaz
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗December 15, 2022Majorityby Wynn
- Read opinion ↗December 15, 2022Partial Concurrence/Dissentby Wilkinson
Disposition
- Court
- Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
- Normalized
- Affirmed in Part
December 15, 2022