Hughes v. Tennessee Department of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION MARTIN E. HUGHES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 3:19-cv-00924 ) TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ) JUDGE CAMPBELL CORRECTION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. BACKGROUND On November 26, 2019, the Court dismissed this action as prematurely filed, finding that Plaintiff Martin E. Hughes, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, had filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and what amounts to a placeholder opening pleading, rather than a complaint sufficient to initiate a civil action.…