Payton v. Horn

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jeffrey Payton is currently an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Greene (“S.C.I.Greene”). He brings suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. His amended complaint claims that: (1) he was subject to a series of false misconduct reports in connection with a disturbance at S.C.I. Coal Township, and was denied due process at his misconduct hearings; (2) he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment; and (3) amounts have been withheld or withdrawn improperly…