Dwight Mathews v. Herman Moss

Dwight Mathews, an inmate in Florida state prison, brought this pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against fifteen prison employees. On appeal, Mathews challenges the district court’s orders (1) dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 procedural due pro cess claims against fourteen prison employees for failure to state a claim, pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), and (2) dismissing his remaining § 1983 claims against Officer Herman Moss, as a sanction, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), because Mathews submitted fraudulent affidavits.…