Lopez v. Reynolds

DECISION and ORDER

TELESCA, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Adren Lopez, formerly a prisoner in the Southport Correctional Facility, filed this action pro se seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that his constitutional rights were violated by the defendants’ alleged excessive use of force. Defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff had failed to state a claim for any constitutional deprivation and that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity. This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Carol E. Heckman for pretrial matters and to hear and report on dispositive…