Johns v. Howard

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION LAMEEK JOHNS, ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 7:18-cv-00549 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) C/O HOWARD, et al., ) By: Norman K. Moon Defendants. ) Senior United States District Judge In this civil rights action, plaintiff Lameek Johns, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, alleges that on April 26, 2018, while he was housed at Red Onion State Prison (“Red Onion”), defendants Howard, Dutton, and Perrigan used excessive force against him while he was restrained in both handcuffs and ankle restraints. They contend that…