Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Curtis Towing & Recovery
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided May 26, 2020No. 3:20-cv-00243Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION LANDI PAUL HAMMOND, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:20-CV-243-DRL-MGG CURTIS TOWING & RECOVERY, Defendant. OPINION & ORDER Landi Paul Hammond, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a complaint that must be liberally construed. “[H]owever inartfully pleaded, [it] must be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” Erickson v. Pardus,
551 U.S. 89, 94
(2007) (quotation marks and citations omitted). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court still must review the complaint and dismiss it if the action is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Scott Buethe v. Britt Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Nance B. Hinman, Individually and on Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Scott v. ArcheyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004