to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress.” Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976). 2 . On May 14, 2007, plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal for defendants Thomas Carroll, Stanley Taylor, Paul Howard, Internal Affairs, Lisa Merson and Rosalie Vargas. (D.I.64) Also, plaintiff signed a stipulation of dismissal for defendant Jane Brady on March 5, 2007, making Sergeant Joseph Belanger the sole remaining defendant in the instant case. (See D.I. 55) 3 . Plaintiff waives, in his ans r.1994) (<HOLDING>). 6 . Based on the aforementioned reasons,
holding that in order to state a violation of the eighth amendment an inmate must demonstrate that prison officials showed deliberate indifference to serious medical needs holding that a physician under contract with north carolina to provide medical services to prison inmates was a state actor for purposes of  1983 holding that the due process clause permits the state to involuntarily treat a prison inmate who is seriously mentally ill if the inmate is dangerous to himself or others and the treatment is in the inmates medical interest holding inmates degenerative hip disease constituted a serious medical condition when prison physician failed to inform inmate of two broken surgical pins in his hip holding that the due process clause permits the state to treat a prison inmate who has a serious mental illness with antipsychotic drugs against his will if the inmate is dangerous to himself or others and the treatment is in the inmates medical interest