Benanti v. Poynter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:19-cv-00147-MR MICHAEL BENANTI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) MEMORANDUM OF RORY P. POYNTER, et al., ) DECISION AND ORDER ) Defendants. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. [Doc. 13]. Also pending are Plaintiff’s Motion to Substitute Defendants [Doc. 16] and Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply [Doc. 21]. I. BACKGROUND The incarcerated Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed this action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown…