Scott Dingwall v. Niagara County Sheriff’s Office et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SCOTT DINGWALL, Plaintiff, v. 24-CV-1134-LJV ORDER NIAGARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE et al., Defendants. The pro se plaintiff, Scott Dingwall, was a pretrial detainee at the Niagara County Jail1 when he commenced this action. He asserts claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated during two incidents involving local law enforcement. Docket Item 1. Dingwall also has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”)—that is, as someone who should have the prepayment of the ordinary filing fee…