Buffalo Valley v. CoreCivic

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION OSWALD NELSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) NO. 3:21-cv-00007 v. ) ) JUDGE CAMPBELL CORECIVIC, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM Plaintiff Oswald Nelson, a Tennessee resident, filed a pro se Complaint against CoreCivic.1 (Doc. No. 1). Nelson also submitted an application to proceed as a pauper. (Doc. No. 2). This matter is before the Court for a ruling on the application and initial review of the Complaint. I. APPLICATION TO PROCEED AS A PAUPER The Court may authorize a person to file a civil suit without paying the…