Kuhne v. Barry et al, No. 1:2011cv01218 - Document 20 (E.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 11/19/2012. (rban, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT ALEXANDRIA. VIRHIMia Jamie Kuhne, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) v. Harold W. Clarke, et ah, Defendants. l:llcvl218(LMB/IDD) MEMORANDUM OPINION Jamie Kuhne, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated in numerous respects during his former incarceration at the Fairfax Adult Detention Center ("FADC")-1 Because plaintiffs initial complaint was not filed in compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(b) and 8(a), plaintiff was directed to submit an amended complaint using a standard § 1983 complaint form, which would become the sole operative complaint in the action. In addition, plaintiff was instructed to sign and return a Consent Form, and he has complied with those directions. After careful review of the amended complaint, claims one through five will be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(l) for failure to state a claim.2 In addition, defendants Governor Bob 1Plaintiff has notified the Court that he is now confined in the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections, at Haynesville Correctional Center. 2 Section 1915A provides: (a) Screening. The court shall review, before docketing, iffeasible or, in any event, as soon as practicable after docketing, a complaint in a civil action in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. (b) Grounds for dismissal. On review, the court shall identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint (1) is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief

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