Alvarez v. Lassiter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00116-MR ELI ALVAREZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) MEMORANDUM OF ) DECISION AND ORDER KENNETH LASSITER et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 46]. I. BACKGROUND On May 1, 2018, the Plaintiff Eli Alvarez (the “Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed this action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging the violation of his civil rights while incarcerated at the Marion Correctional…