Jameson

I.

INTRODUCTION

In 2002, Barry S. Jameson filed a complaint against Dr. Taddesse Desta asserting

numerous claims stemming from Desta's allegedly negligent medical treatment of Jameson's hepatitis while Jameson was incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan

Correctional Facility (Donovan). In three separate prior appeals, this court reversed

judgments in favor of Desta, and remanded the matter for further proceedings. (See

Jameson v. Desta (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 1144 (Jameson III), Jameson v. Desta (2009)

179 Cal.App.4th 672 (Jameson II), and Jameson v. Desta (July 2, 2007, D047824) opn.

mod. July 26, 2007 [nonpub. opn.] (Jameson I).)

On remand from Jameson III, Jameson filed a motion for summary judgment

and/or adjudication. The trial court denied the motion in its entirety and set the matter for

trial. After the parties provided opening statements at an unreported jury trial, Desta

orally moved for nonsuit. The trial court granted the motion and entered judgment in

favor of Desta.

On appeal, Jameson contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for

summary judgment, and in granting Desta's motion for nonsuit. Jameson also claims that

the…