Garrett v. Commonwealth of Virginia

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division CURTIS J. GARRETT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 3:20cv986 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, et al., Defendants. OPINION The plaintiff, Curtis J. Garrett, a former inmate at Sussex [ prison, alleges that two prison guards ordered their patrol dogs to attack him while he stood in his cell on Christmas Day, 2018. After the dogs mauled Garrett’s arms and legs, the officers attacked Garrett, too. Because of the injuries he sustained during the attack, Garrett required hospitalization. Upon his return to Sussex I,…