Knell v. Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SCOTT KNELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) No.: 20-1158-MMM ) STEPHEN BROWN, ) ) Defendant. ) MERIT REVIEW ORDER Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee, proceeding pro se, pursues a § 1983 claim alleging an unconstitutional search by a Bloomington Police Department detective. The case is before the Court for a merit review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. In reviewing the Complaint, the Court accepts the factual allegations as true, liberally construing them in Plaintiff's favor. Turley v. Rednour,

729 F.3d 645, 649-51

(7th Cir. 2013). However,…