Legal Opinion

Hardy v. Lott

District Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided November 20, 2020No. 3:19-cv-00956Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION MARCUS HARDY, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:19-CV-956-JD-MGG LIEUTENANT LOTT, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Marcus Hardy filed a complaint while being held at the Indiana State Prison. Since he is representing himself, the Court will construe the complaint liberally. See Erickson v. Pardus,

551 U.S. 89, 94

(2007). Nevertheless, because Mr. Hardy is a prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court must review the complaint and dismiss it if the action “is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. Townsend v. FuchsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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