ROBERTS v. MORRIS et al
Plaintiff: DONALD BRUCE ROBERTS
Defendant: D. MORRIS, FLOYD COUNTY JAIL and R. VEST
Case Number: 4:2014cv00102
Filed: August 25, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Office: New Albany Office
Presiding Judge: Tanya Walton Pratt
Presiding Judge: William G. Hussmann
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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September 4, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ENTRY GRANTING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS, DISCUSSING COMPLAINT, DISMISSING INSUFFICIENT CLAIMS, AND DIRECTING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS - The plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis 2 is granted. No assessment of an initial partial filing fe e is feasible at this time. The Floyd County Jail, to the extent it is also named as a defendant, is dismissed because it is a building. The claim against Officer Vest is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. No p artial final judgment shall issue as to the claims dismissed in this Entry. The clerk shall update the docket to reflect the dismissal of defendant Officer Vest and the Floyd County Jail. The claim of excessive force alleged against Officer Morris shall proceed. The clerk shall issue and serve process on defendant Officer D. Morris. Process in this case shall consist of the complaint filed on 8/25/2014, applicable forms, and this Entry. Copy sent to pltf via U.S. Mail. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 9/4/2014. (JLM)
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Plaintiff: DONALD BRUCE ROBERTS
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