Legal Opinion

Dewhite D. Johnson v. Matthew Burns

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided January 26, 2026No. 1:25-cv-01401Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DEWHITE D. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-C-1401 MATTHEW BURNS, Defendant. DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiff Dewhite D. Johnson is representing himself in this

42 U.S.C. § 1983

action. On November 4, 2025, the court screened the amended complaint and allowed Plaintiff to proceed on a failure to protect claim against Defendant Lt. Matthew Burns. On December 22, 2025, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that Plaintiff’s claim against him is barred by the relevant statute of limitations. For the reasons…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wallace v. KatoSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Robert Huber v. Gloria AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  3. Maddox v. BergeDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2007

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