Alston v. Herring

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 3:20-cv-00164-MR TOMAYO ROBERT LIONELL ) ALSTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) JOHN A. HERRING, et al., ) ORDER ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on initial review of the Complaint [Doc. 1]. Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis [Doc. 8]. I. BACKGROUND Pro se incarcerated Plaintiff filed this civil rights suit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

addressing an incident that allegedly occurred at the Lanesboro Correctional Institution.1 He…