Gay v. Walrath

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division William S. Gay, ) Plaintiff, ) v. 1:20cv1089 (RDA/TCB) J. Walrath, et al., ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION William S. Gay, (“Gay” or “plaintiff’), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging defendants J. Walrath, T. Meyer, and D. Watford, employees of the Virginia Department of Corrections (“VDOC”), violated his Eighth Amendment rights, and alleges two claims. First, Gay alleges that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his…