David Bentz v. Marcus Hardy

ORDER

For nearly half a year David Bentz, an Illinois inmate, was housed in a segregation cell at Stateville Correctional Center under conditions that, if Bentz is believed, were deplorable. He sued the warden, an assistant warden, and several guards under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the conditions were cruel and unusual and that these defendants were responsible. Bentz brought additional claims against other de fendants, but at screening, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the district court directed Bentz to file separate lawsuits if he wished to pursue claims unrelated to the conditions in his…