Allen v. Waldron

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION KARSTEN ALLEN, ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 7:21-cv-00214 ) v. ) ) By: Michael F. Urbanski B. WALDRON, et al., ) Chief United States District Judge Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Karsten Allen, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against seven individuals employed by the Virginia Department of Corrections (“VDOC”), asserting violations of his rights under the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Six of the defendants, B.…