Dorsey v. 22nd Judicial Branch (INMATE 1)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION LEONARD E. DORSEY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:19-CV-751-ECM ) 22nd JUDICIAL BRANCH, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE I. INTRODUTION This

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action is pending before the court on a complaint filed by Leonard E. Dorsey, an indigent inmate currently incarcerated in the Covington County Jail on criminal charges pending against him for negotiating worthless instruments (that is, checks), in violation of state law. See Ala. Code § 13A-9-13.1. In…