Legal Opinion

Joseph Evan Lynch v. Blake Richardson, City Police Officer

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided February 17, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00015Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH EVAN LYNCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 2:25-cv-00015 ) BLAKE RICHARDSON, City Police ) Officer, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Joseph Evan Lynch, an inmate in custody at the Cumberland County Justice Center, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

(Doc. No. 1) and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). (Doc. No. 2). Plaintiff also filed a Motion to Appoint Counsel. (Doc. No. 3). This case is before the Court for ruling on Plaintiff’s IFP application and Motion,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Hill v. LappinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  5. Wallace v. KatoSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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