Linnell Richmond v. Darren Settles

OPINION

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

Linnell Richmond, an inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging claims for excessive use of force and unconstitutional confinement in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Darren Settles, Roger Duncan, Janice Sexton, Roscoe Byrd, Amanda Dagley, Jonathan Redmon, and Frank Conlon (“Appellees”).

The same day he filed his complaint, Richmond filed a motion for appointment of counsel because of his inability to afford counsel, his limited access to a law library, and his…