Katherine G. Klaus won a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by an incarcerated individual against an ophthalmologist. The inmate brought an Eighth Amendment claim against the ophthalmologist for alleged indifference to his medical needs, specifically that medication and restriction changes negatively affected his vision and violated his constitutional protections. The Court’s decision revolved around the doctor’s status as a private medical contractor, as opposed to a state actor acting under the color of federal law, and held that the ophthalmologist could not be liable for a violation of the inmate’s civil rights in federal court.