Allen v. Asbell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KRISTIAN ALLEN, ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 21-1332 ) BRIAN ASBELL, ) Defendants ) MERIT REVIEW ORDER JAMES E. SHADID, U.S. District Judge: This cause is before the Court for merit review of the Plaintiff’s complaint. The Court is required by 28 U.S.C. §1915A to “screen” the Plaintiff’s complaint, and through such process to identify and dismiss any legally insufficient claim, or the entire action if warranted. A claim is legally insufficient if it “(1) is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be…