Cruz v. Kazim

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ) JOE CRUZ, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-10589-DJC ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ) __________________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CASPER, J. March 31, 2023 I. Introduction Plaintiff Joe Cruz (“Cruz”), an inmate at Federal Medical Center Devens (“FMC Devens”), filed a pro se complaint against FMC Devens employees1 alleging that they forcibly administered improper medication that caused him to engage in self-harm, namely his removal of his own eye from…