Adams v. Hicks

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION CHARLES HENRY ADAMS, ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Case No. 7:20-cv-00566 v. ) ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon OFFICER HICKS, ) United States District Judge Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Charles Henry Adams, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, naming a single defendant: Officer Hicks. Adams originally filed his lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and that court transferred it here. (Dkt. No. 2.) Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a),…