United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS December 23, 2003
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 03-30455
Summary Calendar
WILLIE B. PATRICK, JR.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
RAY CLARY; MATTHEWS, Nurse;
WATSONS, Nurse; STEELMAN, Nurse,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:01-CV-1227
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Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Willie B. Patrick, Jr., Louisiana prisoner # 128664, appeals
from the district court’s summary-judgment dismissal of his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 claim for failure to treat his glaucoma.
Patrick has not proffered competent summary-judgment evidence
showing that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to his
civil rights claim. Based on the record before us, a reasonable
jury could not conclude that Ray Clary, Linda Matthews, Tonya
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Watson, or Linda Steelman was deliberately indifferent to his
serious medical needs. See Domino v. Texas Dep’t of Criminal
Justice, 239 F.3d 752, 756 (5th Cir. 2001). Unsuccessful medical
treatment, acts of negligence, neglect, or medical malpractice are
insufficient to give rise to a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cause of action.
Varnado v. Lynaugh, 920 F.2d 320, 321 (5th Cir. 1991). This court
AFFIRMS the judgment of the district court and DENIES Patrick’s
motions.
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