Staton v. Boggs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI ABERDEEN DIVISION LIONEL JOSEPH STATON PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-00172-DAS TIMOTHY BOGGS DEFENDANT MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the pro se prisoner complaint of Lionel Joseph Staton, who alleges a single claim for a constitutional violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the purposes of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, the Court notes that the plaintiff was incarcerated when he filed this suit. Section 1983 provides a federal cause of action against “[e]very person” who…