Carter v. Elkhart County Indiana

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION MICHAEL D. CARTER, JR., Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:24-CV-214-HAB-SLC ELKHART COUNTY INDIANA, et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Michael D. Carter, Jr., a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. As required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court must screen the complaint and dismiss it if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. To proceed beyond the pleading stage, a…