Allen v. Engen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION REX ALLEN, CV 23-90-M-DWM Plaintiff, OPINION VS. and ORDER MATTHEW KAZINSKY, Defendant. In April 2023, Plaintiff Rex Allen, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, filed a civil rights complaint in state court, alleging Missoula city and county officials violated his federal and state constitutional rights in conjunction with his 2017 arrest, prosecution, conviction, and sentence for felony Partner or Family Member Assault (“PFMA”). (See Docs. 4, 9, 17.) On August 10, 2023, the defendants removed the action…