Pinkston v. Gladieux et al, No. 1:2019cv00358 - Document 18 (N.D. Ind. 2019)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER The court: (1) GRANTS the 14 motion to amend the complaint; (2) DIRECTS the Clerk to file Sy-Bron L. Pinkston's amended complaint;(3) GRANTS Sy-Bron L. Pinkston leave to proceed against Sgt. Scott Sanderson and Correctional Officer Joshua Garamater in their individual capacities for compensatory and punitive damages for using excessive force against him when they attacked Pinkston on July 17, 2017, in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (3) DISMISSES Sheriff David Gladie ux, Jail Commander Alan Cook, and Disciplinary Correction Officer Penny Lake; (4) DISMISSES all other claims; and (5) ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2), that Sgt. Scott Sanderson and Correction Officer Joshua Garamater respond, as prov ided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claims for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order, by November 21, 2019. Signed by Judge William C Lee on 11/1/19. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(kjp)
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Pinkston v. Gladieux et al Doc. 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION SY-BRON L. PINKSTON, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO.: 1:19-CV-358-WCL-SLC DAVID GLADIEUX, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Sy-Bron L. Pinkston, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a motion (ECF 14) seeking to amend his complaint. The proposed amended complaint alleges essentially the same facts as his original complaint, but it amends the dates when the events occurred to reflect that they occurred in July of 2017, not August of 2017. In the interests of justice, the motion will be granted, and the clerk will be instructed to file the amended complaint. For these reasons and the reasons stated in this court’s September 9, 2019, order (ECF 7), the court: (1) GRANTS the motion to amend the complaint (ECF 14); (2) DIRECTS the Clerk to file Sy-Bron L. Pinkston’s amended complaint (ECF 14 at 2-8); (3) GRANTS Sy-Bron L. Pinkston leave to proceed against Sgt. Scott Sanderson and Correctional Officer Joshua Garamater in their individual capacities for Dockets.Justia.com compensatory and punitive damages for using excessive force against him when they attacked Pinkston on July 17, 2017, in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (3) DISMISSES Sheriff David Gladieux, Jail Commander Alan Cook, and Disciplinary Correction Officer Penny Lake; (4) DISMISSES all other claims; and (5) ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2), that Sgt. Scott Sanderson and Correction Officer Joshua Garamater respond, as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claims for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order, by November 21, 2019. SO ORDERED on November 1, 2019. s/William C. Lee JUDGE WILLIAM C. LEE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2
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